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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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POPULATION
The following table shows the population figure for the last 10 years:-
| ??? General. | National Registers Office. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 46 ,600 | |
| 1939 | 49,607 | |
| 1940 | 50,440 | |
| 1941 | 48,470 | |
| 1942 | 50,350 | |
| 1943 | 51,150 | |
| 1944 | 49 ,330 | 49,000 |
| 1945 | 50,660 | 54,624 |
| 1946 | 56,420 | 58,619 |
| 1947 | 58,110 | 59,452 |
You will note that there is a greet discrepancy between the local
figures and the Registrar's figures. For the purpose of statistics ???
regards housing accommodation in Surbiton, it would be best to base in
on the National Registration Office figures as this seems to be more
indicative of the number of people living in Surbiton.
CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1947
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| All causes | 263 | 292 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - |
| Cerebrospinal fever | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | - | 1 |
| Whooping cough | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 5 | 9 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | 1 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 2 |
| Influenza | 5 | 4 |
| Measles | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polio-encephalitis | 2 | - |
| Acute inf. encephalitis | - | 1 |
| Cancer of buc: cav: and oeeoph (M) | 2 | - |
| uterus (F) | - | 5 |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 5 |
| Cancer of breast | - | 9 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 26 | 35 |
| Diabetes | - | 2 |
| Intracranial vascular lesions | 23 | 42 |
| Heart diseases | 96 | 90 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 13 | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 12 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 7 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 5 | — |
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | - | — |
| Appendicitis | 1 | |
| Other digestive diseases | 5 | 11 |
| Nephritis | 2 | 6 |
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | - |
| Other maternal causes | — | |
| Premature births | 6 | 1 |
| Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile diseases | 11 | 7 |
| Suicide | 1 | 5 |
| Road traffic accidents | 3 | 1 |
| Other violent causes | 5 | |
| All other causes | 22 | 15 |
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