Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Of the infant deaths, 12 occurred in Hospitals
or Public Institutions outside the district of
Surbiton. The ages at death were as follows :—
1 hour, 9 hours, 4 days, 1 week, 2 weeks (2), 2
months (2), 3 months, 7 months, 8 months and 11
months.
The Infantile Mortality Rate is 31 14, and the
Infantile Mortality Rate for England and Wales
(Smaller towns) is 510.
SURBITON | England & Wales (Smaller Towns) | |
---|---|---|
1930 | 550 | |
1931 | ||
1932 | 58.0 | |
1933 | 56-0 | |
1934 | 53.0 | |
1935 | 37.19 | 55.0 |
1936 | 55.0 | |
1937 | 55.0 | |
1938 | 51.0 |
The various rates compared with those for England and Wales (Smaller towns) are given in the table below :—
Per 1,000 Living. | Per 1,000 Births. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Births. | Deaths. | Diarrhoea under 2 years. | Under 1 year. | |
England and Wales (Smaller Towns) | 15.4 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 51.0 |
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Case rate of attack per 1,000 of the population
of certain infectious diseases in this district and in
England and Wales (Smaller towns).