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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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From the foregoing tables 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; (2) Violence; and (3) Diarrhœa and
Enteritis under 2 years, the figures for Surbiton are
well below those for England and Wales.
(Civilians only).
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| All causes | 229 | 220 |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | – | – |
| 2 Measles | – | – |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | – | – |
| 4 Whooping Cough | 1 | – |
| 5 Diphtheria | 1 | – |
| 6 Influenza | 10 | 8 |
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Cerebro-Spinal Fever | – | 1 |
| 9 Tuberculosis of Inspiratory System | 9 | 3 |
| 10 Other Tuberculosis Diseases | 2 | 1 |
| 11 Syphilis | – | – |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | – | – |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | 33 | 46 |
| 14 Diabetes | 4 | 4 |
| 15 Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 8 | 14 |
| 16 Heart Disease | 57 | 56 |
| 17 Aneurysm | – | – |
| 18 Other Circulatory Diseases | 13 | 15 |
| 19 Bronchitis | 7 | 4 |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 16 | 11 |
| 21 Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 1 |
| 22 Peptic Ulcer | 3 | 2 |
| 23 Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 |