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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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in addition, there were 49 children whose treatment
was not proceeded with or discontinued owing
to parents' desire, illness or leaving the district.
Where treatment is commenced in Surbiton and the
child removes to another district, arrangements are
made with the Medical Officer of Health of that
district for the completion of the treatment.
Of the total number treated, only one child
showed any ill-effects—the arm became inflamed
which caused a certain amount of pyrexia. I visited
the child on one or two occasions but could not
ascertain the reason, and no other children treated
at that particular session showed any indisposition.
The child showed no ill-effects after further injections.
No cases of diphtheria were notified amongst
children who had been immunised.
Pneumonia.
| Ward. | No. of Cases. | Treated in Hospital. | Treated at Home. | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrylands | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Chessington | 6 | — | 6 | 2 |
| Hook and Southborougli | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Seething Wells | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| St. Mark's | 5 | — | 5 | 3 |
| Surbiton Hill | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Tolworth East | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tolworth West | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Tolworth South | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |