Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Cases added to Register.
WARD
Primary
Notifications
Transfers, etc.
Cases on
Register
31st Dec
1949.
1947
1948
1949
1947
1948
1949
Berrylands
10
6
4
1
4
5
47
Chessington.
7
7
7
6
5
11
62
Hook and
Southborough
9
13
3
3
6
9
68
Seething Wells
4
3
3
4
-
5
34
St. Mark's
6
8
5
3
2
1
38
Surbiton Hill
6
6
3
2
5
4
42
Tolworth East
7
4
7
4
2
4
56
Tolworth West
2
7
3
3
1
1
27
Tolworth South
3
6
11
3
1
2
50
Totals
54
60
46
29
26
42
424
The table below shows the number of cases on the Register at the end
of the year for the past ten years:-
WARD
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
194???
Berrylands
31
32
35
43
51
58
61
60
53
47???
Chessington
33
32
46
50
56
64
57
52
54
62???
Hook and
Southborough
18
20
36
45
54
49
52
59
65
68???
Seething Wells
14
22
22
22
26
30
38
44
38
34???
St. Mark's
11
15
30
36
38
37
39
33
38
38???
Surbiton Hill
16
22
27
30
29
33
28
41
43
42???
Tolworth East
24
36
52
53
52
56
53
51
52
56???
Tolworth West
28
27
27
31
30
36
40
38
38
27???
Tolworth South
33
38
43
52
54
53
47
42
44
50???
208
244
318
362
390
416
415
420
425
424
It will be noted that the number of incidents of tuberculosis has
doubled itself since 1940 although the population has only increased by
9,670.
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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