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Mitcham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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WANDLE VALLEY JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD
Cases admitted to the hospital during the year ended December 31, 1947.
| Disease | Beddington & Wallington | Coulsdon & Purley | Merton & Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Scarlet fever | 51 | ... | 47 | (la) | 98 | ... | 44 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1(b) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Tonsillitis or Quinsy | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 10 | ... | 9 | ... |
| Measles. | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Influenza | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping cough | 3 | 1(f) | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Rubella | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Typhoid & Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1(c) | 1 | ... |
| Meningitis, all types including T..B. Meningitis | 3 | 1(d) | 1 | ... | 3 | 1d) | 3 | (3e) |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever (Sepsis) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Admitted with mother | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Infantile paralysis | 9 | ... | 10 | ... | 16 | ... | 10 | ... |
| Dermatitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Angio-Neurotic Oedema | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumococcal Peritonitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Myalgia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cystitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Urethral Stricture | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 82 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 160 | 3 | 96 | 3 | |
(а) 1 death Cerebral Embolus, Cardiac Failure, Septicaemia with
Scarlet Fever.
(b) 1 death Erysipelas of face and Heart Disease.
(c) 1 death Gastro Enteritis.
(d) 2 deaths T.B. Meningitis.
(e) 2 deaths T.B. Meningitis, 1 death Meningitis from Brain Abscess.
(f) 1 death Broncho Pneumonia and Whooping Cough.