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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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From the foregoing table the various statistical
rates of Surbiton, when compared with those of
similar towns, show a very gratifying result.
With the exception of deaths due to (1)
Influenza; and (2) Scarlet Fever, the figures for
Surbiton are well below those for England and
Wales (Smaller Towns).
CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1938.
(Civilians only).
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| All causes | 227 | 226 |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | |
| 2 Measles | — | 1 |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | 1 | — |
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | — |
| 5 Diphtheria | — | — |
| 6 Influenza | 1 | 6 |
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — |
| 8 Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | — |
| 9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 4 | 7 |
| 10 Other Tuberculosis Diseases | 2 | 1 |
| 11 Syphilis | 2 | — |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 1 | - |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | 38 | 38 |
| 14 Diabetes | 2 | 7 |
| 15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 3 | 12 |
| 16 Heart Disease | 68 | 60 |
| 17 Aneurysm | 4 | 1 |
| 18 Other Circulatory Diseases | 16 | 23 |
| 19 Bronchitis | 1 | 2 |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 13 | 12 |
| 21 Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 4 |
| 22 Peptic Ulcer | 3 | — |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | — |