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Surbiton 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES DURING THE YEARS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1942 to 1951.
| 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ecarlet Fever | 80 | 299 | 149 | 45 | 38 | 31 | 39 | 95 | 87 | 53 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| lerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Kieumonia | 14 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 19 |
| Irysipelas | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| lliomyelitis | - | - | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| licephalitis Lethergica | - | - | -• | : - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Kningococcal Infection | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| fchthnlmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | 1 | • - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 140 | 62 | |
| fclaria | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| leasles | 433 | 323 | 212 | 775 | 429 | 170 | 591 | 601 | 342 | 1,069 |
| ijooping Q/ygh | 65 | 176 | 52 | 90 | 48 | 108 | 157 | 102 | 176 | 163 |
| 616 | 846 | 449 | 949 | 565 | 815 | 829 | 780 | 1.392 |
i It will be noted that the number of notifiable and infectious diseases
rather sharply from 780 to 1,392. This is accounted for by the
^ ^ihot more measles were notified than in any previous year. Both
:r±et fever and dysentery show a considerable decrease.
diphtheria continues to be non-existent in Surbiton, the last case
currmg in 19^5.
Acute poliomyelitis continues to show a decrease.
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