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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Carshalton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE II.
CUDDINGTON JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD—STATEMENT OF ADMISSIONS TO CUDDINGTON HOSPITAL DURING 1937.
| Disease | Banstead U.D. | Sutton B.C. | Leatherh'd U.D. | Carshalton U.D. | Epsom | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | |
| Scarlet Fever | 31 | — | 125 | — | 11 | — | 263 | — | 36 | — | 4 | — | 470 | — |
| Diphtheria | 29 | — | 29 | 4 | 4 | — | *59 | 3 | 13 | — | 4 | — | 138 | 7 |
| Tonsillitis | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | — |
| Measles | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| Erythema | — | — | I | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Typhoid | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| Enteritis | 1 | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Diseases | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Totals | 69 | 1 | 177 | 6 | 16 | — | 350 | 4 | 59 | — | 9 | 1 | 680 | 12 |
| *Includes 10 "Carriers." | ||||||||||||||