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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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was extraordinarily fatal. It was of a pneumonic
type and in this district was the cause of 40 deaths
in 1918 and nine in 1919.
The outstanding feature was the high mortality
between the ages of 15 and 45, there being
29 deaths, 19 females to 10 males. Though this
was in the Winter months only two children died
under 2 years of age and only 1 over 65.
In addition to the 40 deaths of residents there
were those of four non-residents, and these, in due
course, were transferred to their respective
districts.
Deaths from Influenza during 1918.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| November | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| December | — | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | 27 | 40 |
Age and Sex Distribution, 1918.
| Age | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1 to 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2 „ 5 | — | — | — |
| 5 „ 15 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 15 „ 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 25 „ 45 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 45 „ 65 | — | 6 | 6 |
| 65 and over | — | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 27 | 40 |