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Surbiton 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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not infectious cases. The cases admitted from
your district were eleven, being seven scarlatina,
three diphtheria, and one typhoid. There were
no deaths.
The following Table refers to cases admitted since we had the right to send patients:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid. | Small Pox. | Erysipelas. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 1894 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1895 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| *1896 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| *1897 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
* Combined Districts.
The number of admissions to the Surbiton Cottage Hospital during the past year were 243, as against 254 in 1896 and 153 in 1895. The total number of deaths was four. The distribution of patients and deaths were as shown in the following table:—
| District. | Under Treatment. | Relieved. | Unrelieved. | Died, | Remaining in Hospital 1st. Jan. 98 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surbiton, Hook, Tolworth, and Southborough J | 102 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Kingston and Norbiton | 101 | 80 | 10 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| The Dittons andClaygate | 10 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| Middlesex | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| Other places | 25 | 24 | - | - | 2 | |||||
| 243 | 212 | 12 | 4 | 15 | ||||||
Surbiton Cottage
Hospital.
During the year there was a well-marked
outbreak of follicular sore throat, and as the
result of personal enquiry it was very soon found
that a milk supply was the apparent factor in dis-
Throat Illness.
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