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Surbiton 1951

[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.
Males20821
Females13831
NEW CASESDEATHS
PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
MFMFMFMF
Under 1 year
l - 411
5 - 141211
15 - 2411111
25 - 3418142122
35 - 44125314
45 - 54813
55 - 64511
65 and upwards21232
58.3537117_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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