Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Pneumonia.
There was an acutal drop in the incidence of Pneumonia but the number of deaths that occurred were more in proportion.
Ward. | No. of Cases. | Treated in Hospital. | Treated at Home. | Deaths. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Berrylands | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Chessington | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Hook & Southborough | 4 | — | 4 | — |
Seething Wells | 5 | 2 | 3 | — |
St. Mark's | 8 | 2 | 6 | — |
Surbiton Hill | 5 | — | 5 | — |
Tolworth East | 5 | 1 | 4 | — |
Tolworth West | 10 | 1 | 9 | — |
Tolworth South | — | — | — | — |
Enteric Fever.
Two cases occurred of Typhoid Fever; both were of the mild type. The origin of the infection was not clearly known.
Ward. | No. of Cases. | Treated in Hospital. | Treated at Home. | Deaths. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Berrylands | — | — | — | — |
Chessington | — | — | — | — |
Hook & Southborough | — | — | — | — |
Seething Wells | — | — | — | — |
St. Mark's | — | — | — | — |
Surbiton Hill | 1* | 1 | — | — |
Tolworth East | — | — | — | — |
Tolworth West | 1† | 1 | — | — |
Tolworth South | — | — | — | — |
* Typhoid. † Paratyphoid B.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
No cases were notified.
Tuberculosis.
Under the Public Health Tuberculosis Regulations
a register of all notifications is kept and