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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
At the end of the year 390 persons were shown to be
suffering from tuberculosis and living within the district:-
Sex
Pulmonary
Non-Pulmonary
Males
215
14
Females
134
27
Age
Periods
NEW CASES
DEATHS
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
M P M F M P j M F
Under 1 - - - - - - - -
1-4- - - - - - - -
5-14 2 1 - - - - - -
15-24 5 8- 1 ----
25 - 34 15 5 - - 1 1 - -
35 -44 8 7- 1 1 1 - -
45 - 54 3 2 - 1 1 1 - -
55-64 2 - - - 1 - - -
65 and over 2 1 - 1 4 1 - 1
Of the 65 new cases tabulated above 34 were transferred from
other districts.
At the commencement of the year there were 413 cases of
tuberculosis on the register and at the end of the year this
figure had decreased to 390.
During the year 36 were notified as recovered from the
disease, 38 left the district, there were 13 deaths and
was found to be non-tubercular.
19.