[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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Based on Registrar General's population figure of 61,230 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General. LIVE BIRTHS:

	Male.	Female.	Total.

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POPULATION. The following table shows the population figure for the last ten years:-

	Registrar General.	National Registration Office.

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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1950.

		Male.	Female.

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INFANT MORTALITY RATE. The following table shows the death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births.

YEAR	SURBITON	ENGLAND AND WALES (Smaller towns)

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ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE TOLVORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER,1950.

	Chronic sick.	Diphtheria	Scarlet fever	Other di sea ses	Tota1

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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES DURING THE YEARS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1941 to 1950.

	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950

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The increase can he attributed to the fact that there is a shortage in meat ana other rationed foods and in order to supply the people with food made-up dishes, pies, etc. are on sale to the public, the contents of which might be open to question and readily decompose if not kept in cold storage.

	0-1	1 - 3	3 - 5	5-10	10 - 15	15 - 25	25 - 45	45 - 65	65 end over	Age unknown	TOTAL	0-1	1-2	2-3	3-4	4 - 5	5-10	10 - 20	20 - 35	35 - 45	45 - 65	65 end over

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At the end of the year 388 persons were shown to be suffering from the disease and living within the district:-

					Pul.		Non-Pul.

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It will be noted that there is an increase in the number of new cases reported as shown hereunder:-

	Pul.		Non-Pul.
	Ma le.	Female.	Male.	Female.

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Cases addea to Register.

WARD.	Primary Notifications.			Transfers, etc.			Cases on Register 31ct.Dec. 1950.
WARD.	1948	1949	1950	1948	1949	1950	Cases on Register 31ct.Dec. 1950.

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The table below shows the number of cases on the Register at the end Df the year for the past ten years:-

WARD.	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950

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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.

	Reinforcement	Treatments.
	doses.	Completed.	Incomplfitp

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The division into children of school age and those under is:-

	Reinforcement doses.	Treatments.
	Reinforcement doses.	Completed.	Incomplete

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The following table shows the number of immunisations carried out during the years 1941 to 1950:-

Year.	Immunise tions.	Reinforcements.

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VACCINATION. The number of vaccinations carried out in the Borough by the General Practitioners and myself for the year is as follows:-

	Primary	Re-vaccination

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I give below brief details in connection with the Mass Radiography survey which was carried out in the Borough in May, 1950.

	Males.	Females.

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FACTORIES ACT, 1937. Prescribed particulars on the administration of the Factories Act, 1937. 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.)

Premises.	Number on Register
Premises.	Number on Register	Inspections	Written Notices.		Occupiers prosecuted,

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2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found.

Particulars.	Number of cases in which defects were found.				Number of coses in which prosecutions were instituted
	Found.	Remedied.	Referred
	Found.	Remedied.	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector

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1 Outwork (Section 110 and 111)

	No. of outworkers in August list required by Sec. 110(1)(c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council.	No. of prosecutions for fa i lure< to supply lists.	No. of instances of work in mwholesome prerai ses.	Notices served	Prosecutions

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The number of complaints received in the Department during the past ten years was:-

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FOOD INSPECTION.

Article	No. of Containers	lbs.	ozs .	Reason for Condemnat ion.

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Article	No .of Containers	lbs.	ozs .	Reason for Condemnation

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FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938.

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Sample Nos.	Articles	Analysed			Adulterated, beTo?! standard or improper labelled.
Sample Nos.	Articles	Formal	Informal	Total	Formal	Informal	Total

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Where manufacture took place outside the Borough (as was so frequently the case) copies of reports vilr-XXior good or otherwise were also sent to the Sanitary Inspector for the district concerned for his information.

LAB. REF. No.	DATE SAMPLE TAKEN.	RETAILER	WHETHER MANUFACTURED IN BOROUGH	MANUFACTURER .	REPORT.

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LAB. Ref. No. ho.	DATE saMPLE TAKEN	RE- TAI- LER-	WHETHER MANUFACTURED IN BOROUGH	MANUFACTURER.	REPORT

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LAB. REF. NO.	DATE SAMPLE TAKEN	RETAILER	WHETHER MANUFACTURED IN BOROUGH	MANUFACTURER.	REPORT.

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LAB. REF. NO.	DATE SAMPLE TAKEN	RETAILER :	WETHER MANUFACTURED IN BOROUGH	MANUFACTURER	REPORT

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(III) 163 samples of milk were taken during the year and submitted to the undermentioned tests;-

	Turbidity Test	Phosphatase Test	Coliform	Methylene Blue Test
	Turbidity Test	Phosphatase Test	Test	Methylene Blue Test

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(b) The total number of articles disinfected by steam at the Tolworth Hospital, or destroyed was

	Disinfected	Destroyed.

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DISINFESTATION.

Council Houses '		Other Houses.
Found to be infested j	Disinfested	Found to be infest ed	Disinfested

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1. VISITS.	Private	Busine ss	Corporation	Sewers	Totals	Total number
(a) Surveys	Dwellings	Premises	Property		•	of visit's

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In March thb thi±xc3 mo. in t orianc o tro atmcn t of the Corporation' s sower system was carried out, followed fourth, maintenance treatment in July, the results of tfc.e two treatments "being as follows : -

Area JE	3rd Maintenance treatment		No. of manholes showing takes of poison bait	4th Maintenance treatment
	No. Manholes pre-baited	No. of manholes showing takos of pre-bait		No.of manholes pre-baited	No.of manhole s showing takes of pre-bait.	No. of manholl showing takes 1 of poison bal

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In December an annual test baiting of the Corporation's sewers was carried out the results being as follows:-

Area X	No . of manholes test baited	No. of manholes showing partial takes of test bait	No. of manholes showing complete takes of test bait	No.of manholes showing no take of test bait.

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The following is a summary of the several treatments carried out since disinfestation of sewers commcncod in 1948:-

Date	Description	No. of manholes pre-baited	Takes of pre-bait	Takes of poison bait

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Results of Initial and Annual Test Baiting

	No.of manholes baited	Takes of bait	% of takes

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Surbiton 1950

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Based on Registrar General's population figure of 61,230 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General. LIVE BIRTHS:

POPULATION. The following table shows the population figure for the last ten years:-

CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1950.

INFANT MORTALITY RATE. The following table shows the death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births.

ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE TOLVORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER,1950.

NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES DURING THE YEARS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1941 to 1950.

The increase can he attributed to the fact that there is a shortage in meat ana other rationed foods and in order to supply the people with food made-up dishes, pies, etc. are on sale to the public, the contents of which might be open to question and readily decompose if not kept in cold storage.

At the end of the year 388 persons were shown to be suffering from the disease and living within the district:-

It will be noted that there is an increase in the number of new cases reported as shown hereunder:-

Cases addea to Register.

The table below shows the number of cases on the Register at the end Df the year for the past ten years:-

DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.

The division into children of school age and those under is:-

The following table shows the number of immunisations carried out during the years 1941 to 1950:-

VACCINATION. The number of vaccinations carried out in the Borough by the General Practitioners and myself for the year is as follows:-

I give below brief details in connection with the Mass Radiography survey which was carried out in the Borough in May, 1950.

FACTORIES ACT, 1937. Prescribed particulars on the administration of the Factories Act, 1937. 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.)

2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found.

1 Outwork (Section 110 and 111)

The number of complaints received in the Department during the past ten years was:-

FOOD INSPECTION.

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FOOD &amp; DRUGS ACT, 1938.

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Where manufacture took place outside the Borough (as was so frequently the case) copies of reports vilr-XXior good or otherwise were also sent to the Sanitary Inspector for the district concerned for his information.

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(III) 163 samples of milk were taken during the year and submitted to the undermentioned tests;-

(b) The total number of articles disinfected by steam at the Tolworth Hospital, or destroyed was

DISINFESTATION.

In March thb thi±x*c3 mo. in t orianc o tro atmcn t of the Corporation' s sower* system was carried out, followed fourth, maintenance treatment in July, the results of tfc.e two treatments "being as follows : -

In December an annual test baiting of the Corporation's sewers was carried out the results being as follows:-

The following is a summary of the several treatments carried out since disinfestation of sewers commcncod in 1948:-

Results of Initial and Annual Test Baiting

FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938.

In March thb thi±xc3 mo. in t orianc o tro atmcn t of the Corporation' s sower system was carried out, followed fourth, maintenance treatment in July, the results of tfc.e two treatments "being as follows : -