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Merton and Morden 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE VI.
Cases admitted to the Wandle Valley Isolation Hospital during
the Year 1948.
| Disease | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 2 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 78 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — |
| Tonsillitis | 7 | — |
| Measles | 11 | — |
| Influenza and Pleurisy | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | — |
| Enteritis | 1 | — |
| Meningitis | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — |
| Infantile Paralysis | 4 | — |
| Otitis Media | 1 | — |
| Septicaemia | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 |
| Sunstroke | 1 | — |
| Carcinoma of Throat | 1 | — |
| Disseminated Sclerosis | 1 | — |
| Total | 120 | 1 |
General and Maternity.
The following information relating to the hospital's activities during the year is supplied by the courtesy of the Secretary:—
| (a) General Medical and Surgical Treatment. | |
| Total number of in-patients admitted | 2,535 |
| Number from Merton and Morden | 759 |
| Total number of new out-patients | 12,022 |
| Number from Merton and Morden | 5,531 |
| (b) Maternity Services. | |
| Number of patients admitted from all districts during the year:— | |
| (1) General Wards | 490 |
| (2) Private Wards | 172 |
| 662 | |