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Merton and Morden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Tuberculosis:—The County Sanatorium, Milford—300
beds.
The Surrey County Council is responsible for the AntiTuberculosis
Scheme in the district. The County Sanatorium
at Milford constitutes the main institutional provision and 47
persons were admitted from Merton and Morden during the
year, whilst 112 other patients received treatment in other
institutions under the Scheme.
TABLE IX.
CASES ADMITTED TO THE WANDLE VALLEY ISOLATION HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR 1938.
| Disease | Beddington and Wallington | Coulsdon and Purley | Merton and Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 15 | – | 10 | – | 31* | 2 | 77 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | – | 59 | – | 143 | – | 128 | – |
| Typhoid | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Erysipelas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 6 | 1† | 2 | 1 |
| Tonsillitis | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – |
| Measles | – | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 8 | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| Rubella | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 8 | – |
| Enteritis | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Pneumonia | 1 | – | — | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cancer of the Bowel | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chill | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Chicken-Pox | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Septicaemia | — | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Rheumatism | — | – | 1 | – | – | — | — | – |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | – | 1 | – | – | — | — | – |
| Malta Fever | — | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Mumps | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Impetigo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Admitted with mother | — | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Streptococcal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | _ |
| Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 71 | 8 | 82 | – | 194 | 3 | 234 | 3 | |
* Includes three " carriers."
† Wimbledon Resident.
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