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Surbiton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
No one part of Surbiton was subject to any
severe epidemic.
It is to be expected that the more populous
parts of Tolworth with the greater number of
children would show more cases of infectious
disease. However, on the whole, the number of infectious
disease cases in the district is considerably
reduced, as can be seen from the table on page '24.
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:. | |
|---|---|---|
| Surbiton. | England and Wales. (Smaller Towns). | |
| Small-pox | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.94 | 2.75 |
| Diphtheria | 0.54 | 1.34 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Erysipelas | 0.29 | 0.37 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4.17 | 2.76 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4.17 | 8.25 |