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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Causes of Death in Surbiton Urban District, 1919, as supplied by the Registrar-General.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes (Civilians only) | 104 | 112 | 216 | |
| 3. | Measles | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4. | Scarlet fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6. | Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7. | Influenza | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 9. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 10. | Tuberculosis Meningitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 11. | Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — |
| 12. | Cancer, Malignant I'isease | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 13. | Rheumatic Fever | — | 2 | 2 |
| 15. | Organic Heart Disease | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 16. | Bronchitis | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 17. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 18. | Other KeS| iratory Diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 19. | Diarrlnea, Ac. (under 2 years) | — | 2 | 2 |
| 20. | A ppendicitis and Typhliti | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21. | Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 1 | |
| 21a. | Alcoholism | — | — | — |
| 22. | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 23. | Puerperal Fever | — | — | — |
| 24. | Parturition, apart from Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| 25. | Congenital Debility, &c. | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 26. | Violence, apart from Suicide | — | — | — |
| 27. | Suicide | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28. | Other defined Diseases | 34 | 33 | 67 |
| Special Causes (included above)— | ||||
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | |
| Ceiebro Spinal | — | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | |
| Total Deaths | 104 | 112 | 216 | |
| Total Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total Births | 145 | 136 | 281 | |
| Legitimate | 133 | 121 | — | |
| Illegitimate | 12 | 15 | ||
| Population—Birth Rate | 20, 828 | |||
| ,, Death Rate | 19, 994 | |||