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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 90 | 86 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 51 | 14 | 28 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 1 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | _ | _ |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | — |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — |
* Including inward transferable deaths occurring outside the district which
are not included in total cases notified.
All the above have been notified as occurring in
the Borough. Scarlet Fever with 90 cases comes
first, followed by Pneumonia and then Diphtheria.
There was a sharp rise in the number of notified
cases of Pneumonia, these, of course, included
Influenzal Pneumonia.