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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Inspector, and the Officers of the Public Health
Department for their assistance.
I am,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
N. H. LINZEE,
Medical Officer of Health.
1.—GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (acres) 3,046
Population (1926 Registrar-General's Figures) 20,890
Number of inhabited houses (1921) 4,372
Number of families or separate occupiers (1921) 4,767
Rateable Value £211,235
Sum represented by a penny rate £765
2.—EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Births | Total | M. | F. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 314 | 154 | 160 |
| Illegitimate | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Birth Rate (R.G.) 15.7. | |||
| Deaths | 234 | 101 | 133 |
| Death Rate (R.G.) 11.2. | |||
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of
childbirth from Sepsis, none ; from other
causes, 1.
Deaths of Infants under one year of age per
1000 births 48.7
Legitimate, 16 ; Illegitimate, 0 ; Total 16.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 2
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 4
Deaths froni Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 1