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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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long the proper making up of the newer roads, for
some of them are and have for long been in a
deplorable condition owing to the continued wet
weather.
The following Table shows the notification
of the past and previous years :—
Extract from Notification Register.
| Diphtheria & Memb. Croup | Small Pox | Scarlet Fever | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever | Ervsi-pelas. | Contin. Fever | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 46 | |||
| 1891 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 35 | ||||
| 1892 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 29 | |||
| 1893 | 23 | 1 | 94 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 142 | |
| 1894 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 55 | ||
| 1895 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 37 | ||||
| *1896 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 51 | |||
| *1897 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 31 | |||
| *1898 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 27 | |||
| *1899 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 69 | |||
| *1900 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 46 | ||
| *1901 | 47 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 115 | |
| *1902 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 52 | ||
| *1903 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 79 |
* The combined districts.
The following are some particulars respecting
the notifiable diseases of the past year.
Diphtheria. A reference to the table above shows some
curious figures as to the varying prevalence of this
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