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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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The infantile mortality rate is 27.78 and the infantile mortality rate for England and Wales (Smaller Towns) is 53.
| Ward. | No. of deaths. | No. of Births. | In fantile Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berrylands | 2 | 49 | 40.8 |
| Chessington | — | 23 | Nil. |
| Hook & Southborough | 1 | 43 | 23.2 |
| Seething Wells | 3 | 23 | 130.4 |
| St. Mark's | 1 | 54 | 18.5 |
| Surbiton Hill | 1 | 39 | 25.6 |
| Tolworth East | 3 | 84 | 35.7 |
| Tolworth West | 3 | 71 | 42.2 |
| Tolworth South | 3 | 58 | 51.7 |
INFANT MORTALITY RATE.
| SURBITON | ENGLAND & WALES (Smaller Towns) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 49.3 | 69.0 |
| 1980 | 56.3 | 55.0 |
| 1981 | 45.78 | 62.0 |
| 1982 | 60.46 | 58.0 |
| 1988 | 41.88 | 56.0 |
| 1934 | 27.78 | 58.0 |
The various rates compared with those for England and Wales (Smaller Towns) are given in the table below:—
| Per 1,000 Living. | Per 1,000 Births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Diarrhoea under 2 years. | Under 1 year. | |
| England and Wales (Smaller Towns) | 15.0 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 53.0 |
| Surbiton | 16.08 | 9.14 | 8.27 | 27.78 |
From the above table one can look back with
satisfaction as the figures are very much better in
each case than those of the other Smaller Towns in
England and Wales,