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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
Mitcham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The death rate for England and Wales was 12.3 per 1,000 for
the year 1933 and 12.0 per 1,000 for 1932.
Senile Deaths.
The number of deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over
was 206, of which 94 were males and 112 females. This constitutes
38.7 per cent, of the total deaths, as compared with 40.3 per cent.
last year.
The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the infantile mortality rates for the years 1915-1933 are shown in the following table:—
| Year. | Births. | Deaths. | Infant Mortality. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mitcham. | England and Wales | mitcham. | England and Wales. | mitcham. | England and Wales. | |
| 1915 | 28.9 | 21.8 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 78 | 110 |
| 1916 | 23.0 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 14.3 | 71 | 91 |
| 1917 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 11.8 | 14.2 | 75 | 96 |
| 1918 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 17.3 | 77 | 97 |
| 1919 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.2 | 14.0 | 58 | 89 |
| 1920 | 27.8 | 25.4 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 50 | 80 |
| 1921 | 23.1 | 22.4 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 70 | 83 |
| 1922 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 61 | 77 |
| 1923 | 21.5 | 19.7 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 59 | 69 |
| 1924 | 20.3 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 12.2 | 55 | 75 |
| 1925 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 54 | 75 |
| 1926 | 21.5 | 17.8 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 63 | 70 |
| 1927 | 20.9 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 45 | 69 |
| 1928 | 20.4 | 16.7 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 48 | 65 |
| 1929 | 19.1 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 72 | 74 |
| 1930 | 19.3 | 16 3 | 8 2 | 11.4 | 49 | 60 |
| 1931 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 42 | 66 |
| 1932 | 18.0 | 15 3 | 8.4 | 12.0 | 43 | 65 |
| 1933 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 37.1 | 64 |