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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet fever | 11 | 28 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 87 | |||||||||||||||
| Fneumonia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ophthrlnianeonatorum | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peurperal pyrexia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Measles | 24 | 88 | 131 | 90 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 342 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Whooping cough | 9 | 45 | 65 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 176 | |||||||||||||||
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dysentery | 9 | 18 | 31 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 140 | ||||||||||||
| Polio-encephalitis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pood poisoning | J | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
NOTE: Total deaths Include Transferable Deaths occurring outside the District
which are not included in the total cases notified.
10