London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 27 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 22 | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | 35 | 82 | 82 | 89 | 43 | 40 | 85 | 87 | 78 | 90 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 50 | 67 | 25 | 46 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 30 | 51 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 9 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | — | 1 | — | 2 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 129 | 141 | 154 | 173 | 209 | 130 | 136 | 166 | 204 | 155 | 169 |
The number of cases of Infectious Disease
occurring in the Borough increased from 155 to
169.
The infectious disease showing the greatest
increase was Pneumonia and then Scarlet Fever.