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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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The number of deaths of infants under one year in 1964 is 14
giving an Infant Mortality Rate of 12.86 compared with a rate of
13.84 for 1963. The causes of death of these infants will be seen
on page 10.
Causes of death;
The main causes of death during 1964 weres-
Heart and circulatory disease 98
Cancer 150
Vascular lesions of Nervous System 90
In view of the importance of the relationship between smoking and lung cancer the relevant figures for Surbiton residents are given below:-
| 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Deaths from cancer of the lung and bronchus | 22 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 5 : j |
| TOTALS | 26 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 40 | | 45 | ||||||
Posters of varying design carrying messages of warning against
smoking were exhibited throughout the Borough during the year.
Housing:
The overall need for increased housing provision persists and
in particular additional accommodation is required for elderly
people. As the expecation of life continues to increase so more and
more old people require carefully designed buildings where they can
live under a certain amount of supervision.
The trend previously noted of demolition of family houses and
replacement by blocks of flats and maisonettes continues. All
efforts to conserve open space and land must be made by allowing
taller buildings for dwellings in the residential areas, and
judiciously increasing densities.
Vital Statistics:
The vital statistics are favourable, maintaining the
satisfactory trend of recent years, and upholding the fact that
Surbiton is a good place in which to live and work, and that the
health services are proving effective.
Staff:
Details of the staff of the Public Health Department are
set out on page 1.
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