Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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In connection with these various statistics, it is worth drawing attention to the figures relating to the three different portions of the Urban District, and from these it will be seen how much, as a whole, we are indebted to Hook and Southborough for our low death-rate, and what a high standard can be taken by this bit of "Rural England," when it has the advantages of good drainage, a good water supply, and efficient sanitary administration.
District. | Population. | Births. | Birthrate. | Deaths. | Death-rate. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Surbiton | 11214 | 158 | 1408 | 128 | 11.4 |
Tolworth | 2643 | 104 | 39 3 | 35 | 13.2 |
Hook and Southborough | 1529 | 26 | 170 | 6 | 3.9 |
The following Table shows the notifications
of the past and previous years:—
E xtract from N otification B ook.
Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria & Memb. Croup | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever | Erysipelas | Contin. Fever | Small pox | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1890 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
1891 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 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 |
*1896 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
*1897 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
*1898 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
*1899 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
*1900 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
1901 | 59 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
*1902 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
* The combined districts.
The following are some particulars respecting
the notifiable diseases during the past year.
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