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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TUBERCULOSIS.
Under the Public Health Tuberculosis Regulations a register of all
notifications is kept and weekly returns of cases are sent to the County
Medical Officer. The continual movement of cases from one district to
another requires constant supervision so that particulars may be brought
up to date and represent a true record.
At the end of the year 398' persons were shown to be suffering from the disease and living within the district:-
Pul. | Non-Pul. | |||||||
Males | 208 | 21 | ||||||
Females | 138 | 31 | ||||||
NEW CASES | DEATHS | |||||||
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
l - 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 - 14 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
15 - 24 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
25 - 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
35 - 44 | 12 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
45 - 54 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
55 - 64 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
65 and upwards | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
58 | .35 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | _ | 2 |
Of the 103 cases tabulated above twentyseven are cases transferred
???from other districts.
At the commencement of the year there were three hundred and eighty
??? ight cases of tuberculosis on the register and at the end of the year
??? figure had increased to three hundred and ninetyeight.
During the year thirtysix were notified as recovered from the disease
Twenty eight lef left the district, there were twenty deaths and nine were
notified being non-tuberculous.
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