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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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Scarlet Fever.
| Ward. | No. of Cases. | Treated in Hospital. | Treated at Home. | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrylands | 10 | 7 | 3 | — |
| Chessington | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Hook and Sout 111 «jlough | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Seething Wells | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| St. Mark's | 7 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Surbiton Hill | 8 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Tolworth East | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Tolworth West | 16 | 14 | 2 | — |
| Tolworth South | 15 | 14 | 1 | — |
Eiglity-two cases of Scarlet Fever were notified
in the Borough of which 74 were sent to Isolation
Hospital and 8 nursed at home. The eight nursed
at home were properly isolated and all necessary
precautions taken to the satisfaction of the Medical
Officer of Health.
No deaths from this disease occurred.
Diphtheria.
| Ward. | No. of Cases. | Treated in Hospital. | Treated at Home. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrylands | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chessington | — | — | — | — |
| Hook and Southborough | — | — | — | — |
| Seething Wells | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Mark's | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Surbiton Hill | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Tolworth East | — | — | — | — |
| Tolworth West | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tolworth South | 2 | 2 | — | — |
The increase in the number of cases of Diphtheria
is due to the fact that there was a small outbreak
in a private school in the Seething Wells
ward.