[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

Surbiton 1937

Published: 1938
Pages: 80
Tables: 43

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR. (Based on population of 44,830).

Total. M. F.
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Deaths from puerperal causes:—

Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total Births (live & still).
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Out of the total 785 live births there were no deaths of mothers.

No. of Births. No. of Maternal Deaths.

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TABLE SHOWING BIRTH RATE. DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY FOR THE YEAR, 1937. (PROVISIONAL FIGURES).

	Rate per 1,000 total population		Annual death rate per 1,000 population.									Rate per 1,??? Live Births.
	Live Births	Still Births	All causes	Enteric Fever	Smallpox	Measles	Scarlet Fever	Whooping Cough	Diphtheria	Influenza	Violence	Diarrhœa Enteritis under 2 years	Total deaths under 1 year

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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1937. (Civilians only).

Male Female
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Total Deaths.

Year. In Borough. In Public Inst, outside. other Places outside.
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From the foregoing table it will be seen that the principal causes of death, apart from zymotic-diseases, are as follows:—
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The following table gives the percentage figure since 1927:— Deaths from Cancer.

Year. Total Deaths. Cancer Deaths Percentage of Total Deaths.
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These 163 deaths occurring from diseases of the heart and circulation represent 36.3 per cent. of the total recorded deaths.

Year. Total Deaths. Deaths from diseases of heart and Circulation. Percentage of Total Deaths.
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There were 40 deaths under this group representing 8.9 the total recorded deaths.

Total Deaths. Deaths from Pneumonia, Bronchitis or other Respiratory diseases. Percentage of Total Deaths.
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Infant Mortality Rate.

SURBITON England and Wales (Smaller Towns)
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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. Diarrhœa under 2 years. Under 1 year.
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Case rate of attack per 1,000 of the population of certain infectious diseases in this district and in England and Wales (Smaller towns).

Disease. Case rate per 1,000 living. England and Wales Surbiton (Smaller Towns)
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Notifiable Diseases during the Year.

Disease. Total Cases Notified Cases admitted to Hospital. Total Deaths.
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Analysis of Patients Admitted to the Tolworth Isolation Hospital for the Year Ended 31st December, 1937.

Population. Diphtheria. Scarlet Fever. Typhoid. Measles Other Diseases. Total.
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Notification of Infectious Diseases during the Years 1927 to 1937.

1927 1928 1929 1980 1981 1982 1988 1984 1985 1936 1937

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	TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED.												TOTAL DEATHS.1
	AT AGES.												AT AGES.
	Under 1 Year.	1—2	2—3	3—4	4—5	5—10	10—15	15—20	20—35	35—45	45—65	65 and over	Under 1 Year.	1—2	2—3	3—4	4—5	5—10	10—15	15—20	20—35	35—45	45—65	65 and over

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Scarlet Fever.

Ward. No. of Cases. Treated in Hospital. Treated at Home. Deaths
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Diphtheria.

Ward. No. of Cases. Treated in Hospital. Treated at Home. Deaths.
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There were 456 children treated during the year as indicated below:—

Treatments.
Completed. Incompleted.
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Pneumonia.

Ward. No. of Cases. Treated in Hospital. Treated at Home. Deaths
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At the end of this year the following was the number of persons shewn to be suffering from the disease and living within the district.

Pul. Non-Pul.
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TUBERCULOSIS.

Age Periods. NEW CASES. DEATHS.
Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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Tuberculosis— /V ew Cases.

Year. Resident in New Houses. Resident in Old Houses.
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.

Notified. Cases. Vision Unimpaired Vision Impaired. Total Blindness. Deaths.
Treated.
At Home. In Hospital.

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During the year the following examinations were carried out:—

Disease Suspected.	Nature of Specimen.	Result.		TOTAL.
Disease Suspected.	Nature of Specimen.	Positive.	Nega-tive.	TOTAL.
Diphtheria	Swabbings	15	190	211
Tuberculosis	Sputum	10	80	90
Tuberculosis	Spinal Fluid	—	1	1
Typhoid Fever	Blood	—	2	9
Typhoid Fever	Fseces	-	1	1
	Total	25	289	314

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The average chemical figures are as follows:—
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. The Sale of Food and Drugs Acts in this district are administered by an Inspector acting under the direction of the Surrey County Council who has kindly furnished the following particulars for 1937:

Articles. Analysed. adulterated or deteriorated. PROSECU-TIONS CONVICTIONS
Forma Informal Total Formal Informal Total

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Milk Supply. The following is a summary of the Bacteriologist's reports on samples taken during the year:— Pasteurised Milk.

No.	Tempera-ture onarrival.	No. of Bacteria per ml.	Presence of Bacillus Coli. in 48 hours and 3 days.	Result of Animal inoculation experiment for Tubercle Bacilli.

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Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homework. 1. —Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises. Number of
Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions.
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2.— Defects Found.

Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions.
Found. Remedied. Referred to H.M. Inspector.

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3.— Home Work.

OUTWORKERS' LISTS. SECTION 107.										OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES. SEC. 108
Lists received from Employers.						Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.	Prosecutions.		Number of Inspections of Outworkers premises	Instances	Notices served	Prosecutions
Sending twice in the year.			Sending once in the year.				Prosecutions.
Sending twice in the year.			Sending once in the year.				Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.	Failing to send lists.
Lists	Outworkers.		Lists	Outworkers.
Lists	Contract' rs	Workmen.	Lists	Contract' rs	Workmen.

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4.— Registered Workshops.

Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the Year. Number.
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5.— Other Matters.

Class. Number.
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The position with respect to the Council's Five Year programme is indicated in the table which follows:—

Clearance Area No. No. of Houses. Comprising Date of Confirmation Order. Persons re-housed. Result.
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Water Closets.
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The following foodstuffs found to be unfit for human food were surrendered by the owners, and subsequently destroyed:—

lbs. ozs.
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Carcases Inspected and Condemned.

Cattle excluding cows. Cows. Calves. Sheep and Lambs. Pigs.
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During the year disinfection has been carried out at 103 premises in which the following cases of infectious diseases have occurred:—
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The following articles of bedding, wearing apparel, etc., were removed to the Tolworth Isolation Hospital for steam disinfection under the superintendence of the Hospital staff:—
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ERADICATION OF BED BUGS. 1.—

Number of
Council Houses Other Houses
Found to be infested Disinfested Pound to be infested Disinfested
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2—Methods employed for disinfestation.

Council Houses. Other Houses

Age Periods.	NEW CASES.				DEATHS.
	Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.		Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

Number of
Council Houses		Other Houses
Found to be infested	Disinfested	Pound to be infested	Disinfested

Notified.	Cases.		Vision Unimpaired	Vision Impaired.	Total Blindness.	Deaths.
	Treated.
	At Home.	In Hospital.

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR. (Based on population of 44,830).

Deaths from puerperal causes:—

Out of the total 785 live births there were no deaths of mothers.

TABLE SHOWING BIRTH RATE. DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY FOR THE YEAR, 1937. (PROVISIONAL FIGURES).

CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1937. (Civilians only).

Continued from previous page...

Total Deaths.

From the foregoing table it will be seen that the principal causes of death, apart from zymotic-diseases, are as follows:—

The following table gives the percentage figure since 1927:— Deaths from Cancer.

These 163 deaths occurring from diseases of the heart and circulation represent 36.3 per cent. of the total recorded deaths.

There were 40 deaths under this group representing 8.9 the total recorded deaths.

Infant Mortality Rate.

The various rates compared with those for England and Wales (Smaller towns) are given in the table below:—

Case rate of attack per 1,000 of the population of certain infectious diseases in this district and in England and Wales (Smaller towns).

Notifiable Diseases during the Year.

Analysis of Patients Admitted to the Tolworth Isolation Hospital for the Year Ended 31st December, 1937.

Notification of Infectious Diseases during the Years 1927 to 1937.

Scarlet Fever.

Diphtheria.

There were 456 children treated during the year as indicated below:—

Pneumonia.

At the end of this year the following was the number of persons shewn to be suffering from the disease and living within the district.

TUBERCULOSIS.

Tuberculosis— /V ew Cases.

Ophthalmia Neonatorum.

During the year the following examinations were carried out:—

The average chemical figures are as follows:—

Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. The Sale of Food and Drugs Acts in this district are administered by an Inspector acting under the direction of the Surrey County Council who has kindly furnished the following particulars for 1937:

Milk Supply. The following is a summary of the Bacteriologist's reports on samples taken during the year:— Pasteurised Milk.

Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homework. 1. —Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

2.— Defects Found.

3.— Home Work.

4.— Registered Workshops.

5.— Other Matters.

The position with respect to the Council's Five Year programme is indicated in the table which follows:—

Water Closets.

The following foodstuffs found to be unfit for human food were surrendered by the owners, and subsequently destroyed:—

Carcases Inspected and Condemned.

During the year disinfection has been carried out at 103 premises in which the following cases of infectious diseases have occurred:—

The following articles of bedding, wearing apparel, etc., were removed to the Tolworth Isolation Hospital for steam disinfection under the superintendence of the Hospital staff:—

ERADICATION OF BED BUGS. 1.—

2—Methods employed for disinfestation.