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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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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. | |
| England and Wales (Smaller Towns) | 15.3 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 55.0 |
| Surbiton | 17.51 | 9.81 | 3.82 | 42.04 |
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).
| Disease. | Case rate per 1,000 living. England and Wales Surbiton (Smaller Towns) | |
|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.83 | 2.42 |
| Diphtheria | 0.60 | 1.38 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Erysipelas | 0.29 | 0.34 |
| Disease. | Case rate per 1,000 total births. England and Wales Surbiton (Smaller Towns) | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6.37 | 11.52 |
| Puerperal Fever) | ||
In June and July of 1937, an outbreak of
Diphtheria occurred in a Private School in Lower
Surbiton.