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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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The division into children of school age and those under is:—
| Treatments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Completed | Incompleted | |
| Children of school age | 274 | 114 |
| Children under school age | 43 | 32 |
| 317 | 146 | |
The total number of sessions held during the
year was 63.
Up to the end of the year 1938, the number
of children who have been completely immunised
since the inception of the Scheme was 624, and
there were also 146 undergoing treatment.
No cases of diphtheria have been notified
amongst children who have been immunised.
| Ward | No. of Cases Notified. | T reated in Hospital. | T reated at Home. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrylands | 4 | — | 4 | 1 |
| Chessington | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Hook and Southborough | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Seething Wells | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| St. Mark's | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Surbiton Hill | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Tolworth East | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tolworth West | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tolworth South | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Enteric Fever.
No cases of Enteric Fever occurred during the
year.