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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 10.
CUDDINGTON JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD-LIST OF ADMISSIONS TO CUDDINGTON HOSPITAL DURING 1938.
| Disease | Banstead U.D.C. | Carshalton U.D.C. | Epsom B.C. | Leatherhead u.D.C. | Sutton B.C. | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | No. | Deaths | |
| Scarlet Fever.. | 29 | — | 210 | — | 50 | — | 10 | — | 99 | — | 3 | — | 401 | — |
| Diphtheria | 12 | — | 47* | — | 17 | — | 4 | — | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | 103 | 1 |
| Measles | 6 | — | 18 | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 40 | — |
| Tonsillitis | 5 | — | 11 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 26 | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| Septicaemia .. | — | — | — | — | I | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| Dermatitis | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Erythema | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis.. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Other Diseases | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 6 |
| Totals .. | 62 | 1 | 310 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 18 | — | 147 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 641 | 10 |
^Includes 10 "Carriers.'
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