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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES DURING THE YEARS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1944 to 1953.
| 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | 7 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 149 | 45 | 38 | 31 | 39 | 95 | 87 | 53 | 76 | 84 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 25 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 34 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | — | - | l | — | 1 | — | — | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dysentery | - | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 140 | 62 | - | 10 |
| Malaria | 2 | 1 | - | - | — | - | — | — | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Measles | 212 | 775 | 429 | 170 | 591 | 601 | 342 | 1069 | 538 | 790 |
| Whooping Cough | 52 | 90 | 48 | 108 | 157 | 102 | 176 | 163 | 204 | 139 |
| 449 | 949 | 565 | 354 | 815 | 829 | 780 | 1392 | 856 | 1083 |
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