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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
"INFECTIOUS DISEASE
The South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board has kinds
supplied me with the following figures for 1948.
ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1948.
| Diphtheria. | Scarlet fever. | Other Diseases. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surbiton | — | 33 | 45 |
| Maiden and Coombe | - | 23 | 72 |
| Esher | - | 24 | 72 |
| Patients admitted from outside the Constituent District | - | 4 | 26 |
| - | 84 | 215 2 |
The 45 "other diseases" admitted to the hospital are as folio
Whooping cough 3
Chicken pox 3
Measles 10
Tonsilitis 10
Pneumonia 2
Gastro-enteritis 2
Erysipelas 3
Mumps 1
Anterior poliomyelitis 3
Otitis media 1
Impetigo 1
Sinusitis 1
Infective hepatitis 1
Streptococcal throat 1 •
Hemiplegia 1
Post nasal catarrh 1
Sub-arachnoid haemorrhage 1
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