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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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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR.
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 49 | 48 | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 87 | 78 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | — |
| PneumoDia | 40 | 6 | 28 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 2 | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 10 | 6 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever heads the list of Infectious
Diseases followed by Diphtheria. Pneumonia
shows a slight decrease but gives a larger percentage
of deaths than last year.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
| Cases. | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | |||||
| At Home | [n .Hospital | |||||
| 5 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
There is a definite increase in the above. None
of these cases, however, were due to the micrococcus
intracellulars, and there was no case with impaired
vision.