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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Arban District Council of Surbiton.
Area in Acres 2858½
Total population at all ages 15703
Number of inhabited houses 3128
Average number of persons per house 5.02
General—per thousand population 10.3
Death Zymotic— „ ,, 0.25
Rates Infants mortality (under 1 year of age) per 1000
births registered 102.5
Birth Rate 22 3
The Vital Statistics for the year consisting of the annual birth-rates and death-rates have been published by the Registrar General and are here placed in tabular form for comparison.
| Annual Rates per 1000 living. | Infant Mortality. Annual death-rate of infants under 1 year per 1000 births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths from all causes | Deaths from the seven chief epidemic diseases. | ||
| England and Wales | 28.4 | 15.4 | 1.46 | 132 |
| Rural England and Wales | 27.3 | 14.8 | 1.08 | 118 |
| 76 Great Towns | 29.7 | 16.3 | 1.89 | 144 |
| 103 Smaller Towns | 27.4 | 14.6 | 1.41 | 135 |
| Surbiton Urban District | 22.3 | 10.3 | 0.25 | 102.5 |