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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
Surbiton 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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The Urban District Council of Surbiton.
1908-9.
general statistics.
Area of Urban District Acres 3,026
Rateable Value £189,766
Produce of Penny Rate £634
Populations at Census of 1901 15,017
Number of Inhabited Houses at Census of 1901 2,874
Average Number of Persons per House at Census of
1901 5,225
Population at Middle of 1908, Estimated 18,747
Density of Population per Acre 6.1
Number of Inhabited Houses at Middle of 1908 3,589
Average Number of Persons per House 5.224
Death Rate 1908, per 1,000 Persons living 10.08
Average Death Rate for previous 10 years 10.4
Death Rate from Seven Chief Epidemic Diseases 0.4
Birth Rate 1908 20.5
Average Birth Rate for previous 10 years 20.5
Infant Mortality Rate (under 1 year old) per 1,000 Births 70.1
Average Mortality Rate (under 1 year old) per 1,000
Births for previous 10 years 93.8
The Vital Statistics for the year 1908, consisting' of the Annual Birth Rates and Death Rates, have been published by the Registrar-General, and are here shown in tabular form for comparison.
| Annual rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths under 1 Year to 1,000 Births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Principal epidemic diseases. | ||
| England and Wales | 26.5 | 14.7 | 1.29 | 121 |
| 76 Great Towns | 27.0 | 15.8 | 1.59 | 128 |
| 142 Smaller Towns | 26.0 | 14.7 | 1.26 | 124 |
| England and Wales, less the 218 towns | 26.2 | 13.8 | 0.99 | 110 |
| Surbiton | 20.5 | 10.08 | 0.42 | 70.1 |