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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 following table shows the results of the findings of these inquests.
| Inquests. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Deaths from natural causes | 32 |
| Deaths from accidents:— | |
| Knocked down by motor vehicles | 8 |
| ,, ,, pedal cycle | 1 |
| Drowning | 1 |
| Suffocation | 3 |
| Explosion at factory | 1 |
| Burns | 1 |
| Falls | 2 |
| Suicide:— | |
| Poisoning by— | |
| Coal gas | 7 |
| Lysol | 1 |
| Drowning | 1 |
| Murder:— | |
| By strangulation | 1 |
| ,, coal gas poisoning | 1 |
| Found drowned | 2 |
| Chronic alcoholism | 1 |
| Suicide cr accident (evidence insufficient) | 2 |
| Total | 65 |
Infant Mortality.
During the year 36 deaths were registered as occurring in infants under one year of age:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 21 | 15 | 36 |
as compared with 46 deaths last year.
The infantile mortality rate for the year is equal to 37.1 per 1,000
live births, as against 43 per 1,000 last year.
The infant mortality rate for England and Wales was 64 per
1,000 for 1933 and 65 per 1,000 for 1932.