London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Mitcham 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| District. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Pneumonia. | Puerperal Fever. | Typhoid Fever. | Erysipelas. | Tuberculosis. | Measles. | Encephalitis Letharg-ica. | Influenza. | Totals. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |
| Beddington and Wallington | 22 | ... | 37 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1* | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 1 |
| Coulsdon and Purley | 35 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59 | 2 | |||
| Mitcham | 107 | ... | 35 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 147 | 1 | |
| Merton and Morden | 54 | 1 | 39 | 3‡ | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 95 | 4 |
| Oaterham | 11 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... |
| Oarshalton | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Surrey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 2 |
| Totals | 230 | 2 | 136 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 20 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 401 | 10 | |
‡ One patient died from Nephritis.
* Patient died from Tubercular-Broncho-Pneumonia.