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Surbiton 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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"to decide whether or no her child's rash is infectious,
"but at once call in a medical man to assume the responsi"bility."
Erysipelas.
Two cases, but they call for no special notice.
Epidemic
Influenza.
This disease now seems to have "come to stay" for it
again appeared almost suddenly on or about February 18th
and continued throughout March and April. After that it
seemingly disappeared, but occasional cases were reported
during the latter part of November and December. There
were nine deaths registered to this cause.
Notification Act.
The following extract from the notification book serves
to show the variations year by year in the number of
infectious cases notifiable under the Act.
Extract from Notification Book. Surbiton.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria & Memb. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Pueperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Contin. Fever. | Small Pox. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 3 | 36 | l | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 1891 | 3 | 21 | l | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1892 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 1893 | 94 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 142 |
| 1894 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 1895 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Tolworth (Six months). | ||||||||
| 1895 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Hook and Southborough.
None.
I consider that the value of the Notification Act is
abundantly shown in the report of the scarlet fever cases
and how by means of information, especially when
furnished at the earliest opportunity it is possible to limit
tbe spread of the disease by the prompt closing of schools