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Beddington and Wallington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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WANDLE VALLEY JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD.
Cases admitted to the Hospital during 1938.
| Disease. | Beddington and Wallington. | Coulsdon and Purley. | Merton and Morden. | Mitcham. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cases | deaths | cases | deaths | cases | deaths | cases | deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 15 | — | 10 | — | 33 | 2 | 76 | 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 | — | 3 | — |
| Enteritis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cancer of Bowel | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chill | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| T.B. Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Septicaemia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rheumatism | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malta Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Mumps | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Impetigo | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Admitted with Mother | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Streptococcal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Totals | 71 | 3 | 82 | — | 196 | 3 | 233 | 3 |