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Surbiton 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION .

Three thousand one hundred and sixty-one children were treated during the year as follows

Treatments
CompletedIncompleted
Children treated at Clinic928392
Children treated at Schools1,588253
2,516645

The division into children of school age and those under

is:-

Treatments
CompletedIncompleted
Children of school age1,814258
Children under school age702387
2,516645

GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES .IN THE AREA.
The general provision of health services in the area,
including ambulances, clinics, treatment centres, hospitals and
other facilities, remain as in previous years.
Laborat ory Fac il it iu3 .
Pathological and Bacteriological examinations are made for
the Corporation by the Clinical Research Association and Victoria
Hospital, Kingston.

During the year the following examinations were carried

out:-

Disease SuspectedNature of SpecimenResultTotal
PositiveNegative
DiphtheriaSwabbings12111123
Tuberculos isSputum214667
Cer obro-Spinal FeverSpinal Fluid11
Total33158191

11.