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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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PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The Kingston Group Hospital Management Committee (South West
Metropolitan Region) has supplied me with the following figures for
1950:-
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surbiton | 3 | – | 62 | 59 | 124 |
| Maiden | 5 | - | 46 | 25 | 76 |
| Esher | 3 | - | 12 | 27 | 42 |
| Kingston | 10 | - | 28 | 33 | 71 |
| Richmond | - | - | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Bnrnes | - | - | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Other districts | 18 | - | 55 | 51 | 124 |
| 39 | - | 217 | 213 | 469 |
The fiftynine "other diseases" admitted to the hospital are as
follows:-
Cerebro-spina 1- meningitis 1
Gastro-enteritis 5
Erysipelas 2
Mumps with infected mouth 1
Influenzal pneumonia 2
Pneumonia 2
Poliomyelitis 7
?Poliomyelitis (diagnosed not
poliomyelitis) 5
Chicken pox 1
Whooping cough 13
Measles 1
Post measles and otitis media 1
?Meningitis (not diagnosed) 1
?Meningitis (diagnosed cystitis) 1
Peritonsillar abscess 1
Sonne' dysentery 1
Tonsillitis 14
8.