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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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Bacteriological Investigations. The following are the results of the Bacteriological Investigations of the specimens forwarded to the Clinical Research Association, Ltd. :—
| Year. | Disease Suspected. | Nature and Specimen. | Result. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | ||||
| 1916 | Enteric Fever ... | Blood | 1 | 1 | |
| Total ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1917 | Enteric Fever ... | Blood | 1 | 1 | |
| Total ... | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| 1918 | Diphtheria | Swabs from throat, etc. | 8 | ||
| Tuberculosis | Sputum | - | |||
| Total .. | - | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1919 | Enteric Fever ... | Blood | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria Tuberculosis | Swabs from throat, etc. Sputum | 38 | 44 1 | ||
| Total .. | 7 | 39 | 46 | ||
The following diseases were notifiable under
.the original Notification Act, 1889 :—
Small-pox Cholera
Diphtheria Relapsing Fever
Bcarlet Fever Erysipelas
Enteric Fever Typhus
Puerperal Fever Plague
Continued Fever
By " Orders " since :—
Tuberculosis (all forms) Encephalitis Lethargica
Measles Influenzal Pneumonia "S
German Measles Malaria
5
Ophthalmia Neonatorum Dysentery
Cerebro-Spinal Fever Trench Fever
Acute Poliomyelitis Acute Pneumonia
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