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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | _ | ||
| Scarlet Fever | |||
| Enteric Fever | — | ||
| Pneumonia | |||
| Erysipelas | — | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | |||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — |
The number of cases of Diphtheria and
Scarlet Fever still remain high.
There is, however, a great decline in the number
of cases of Pneumonia, but the deaths from
Pneumonia remain the same, thus showing that
Pneumonia during 1928 was probably of a more
virulent type.