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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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With reference to the table on the previous page, the
increase of Diphtheria is shown to be within the years 5-10 and
10-15, in spite of the fact that a considerable number of diphtheria
immunisations were carried out in these particular age groups. You
will note that there were two deaths from Diphtheria, neither of
which was immunised.
TUBERCULOSIS .
Under the Public Health Tuberculosis Regulations a
register of all notifications is kept and weekly returns of cases
are sent to the County Medical Officer, The continual movement of
cases from one district to another requires constant supervision so
that particulars can be brought up to date and represent a true
record.
At the end of the year 244 persons were shown to bo suffering from the disease and living within the; district
| Pul. | Non-Pul. | |
|---|---|---|
| Males | 106 | 31 |
| Females | S3 | 24 |
| 189 | 55 |
With reference to the under-mentioned table, you will find that the greatest increase lies between 15-24 and 25-34, at which period of life Pulmonary Tuberculosis is readily contracted.
| TUBERCULOSIS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW CASES | DEATHS | |||||||
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | ' | ||||||
| 1-4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 5-14 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 - 24 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 25 - 34 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 35 - 44 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 45 - 54 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 55 - 64 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 65 and upwards | ||||||||
| Totals | 46 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
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