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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Of the 105 new cases tabulated overleaf, 15 cases are
transferred from other districts.
The table shows an increase compared with last year of 26
pulmonary cases of tuberculosis, and the non-pulmonary cases show
an increase of 1. The deaths show a decease of 3.
At the commencement of the year there were 363cases of
tuberculosis on the register and at the end of the year this figure
had increased to 390.
During the year 3 cases were notified as recovered from the disease, 21 patients left the district, there were 24 deaths and one case was notified as being non-tuberculous.
| Cases added to Register | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | Primary | Notifications | Transfers etc. | Cases on Register 31st Dec. 1944. | |||
| 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | ||
| Berrylands | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 51 |
| Chessington | 10 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 56 |
| Hook and Southborough | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 54 |
| Seething Wells | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| St. Mark's | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 38 |
| Surbiton Hill | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 29 |
| Tolworth East | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| Tolworth West | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
| Tolworth South | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 54 |
| Totals | 76 | 73 | 63 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 390 |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925.
It was not necessary to take any action under these regulations
during the year.
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 172.
No action was taken under this Section.
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