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Surbiton 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Of the 94 new cases tabulated overleaf, 25 cases are
transferred from other districts .
Of the total number of deaths from Tuberculosis, there
were 5 patients who had not been notified.
The table shows an increase compared with last year of
18 new pulmonary cases of Tuberculosis and the new Non-Pulmonary
cases show an increase of 4. The deaths show a decrease of 1.
At the commencement of the year there were 208 cases of
Tuberculosis on the register and at the end of the year this figure
had increased to 244.
During the year 5 cases were notified as recovered from
the disease, 25 patients left the district, and there were 25
deaths. Of the 94 new cases, it is interesting to note that 64 of
these were cases first notified in this district.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925.
It was not necessary to take any action under these
regulations during the year.
Public Hea 1 th ,,ct, 1956, Sect ion 17 2 .
No action was taken under this Section.
Tuberculosis - New Gases.
| Year. | Resident in New Houses. | Resident in Old Houses. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 29 | 27 | |||||
| 1937 | 29 | 34 | |||||
| 1938 | 38 | 22 | |||||
| 1939 | 20 | 45 | |||||
| 1940 | 26 | ||||||
| 1941 | 51 | 12 | |||||
| Ward | Cases added to Register | Cases on Regis tor 31st Dec 1941 | |||||
| Primary Notifications | Transfers, etc. | ||||||
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | ||
| Berrylands | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| Chess ington | 5 | 10 | 10 .1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| Hook and South-borough | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Seething Wells | 2 | 6 | 7 | | - | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| St. Marks | 3 | 3 | 1 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Surbiton Hill | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 22 |
| Tolworth East | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| Tolworth We st | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 27 |
| Tolworth South | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| Totals | 33 | 50 | 64 | 32 | 17 | 24 | 244 |
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