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Surbiton 1951

[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 195:-

ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1951.

Chronic sick.Diphtheria.Scarlet fever.Other diseases.Total.
Surbiton2233762
Malden591731
Esher232227
93576120

The thirtyseven "other diseases" admitted to the hospital are
as follows:-
Dysentery 5
Measles 12
Measles and Pneumonia 1
Encephalitis following
measles 1
Whooping cough 4
Paratyphoid B. 1
Poliomyelitis 1
Meningitis 1
Salmonella poisoning 2
Gastro enteritis 1
Respiratory tuberculosis 8
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