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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 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:-

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

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

Chronic sick.Diphtheria.Scarlet fever.Other diseases.Total.
Surbiton2—233762
Malden5—91731
Esher2—32227
9—3576120

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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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