London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the infantile mortality rates for the years 1915-1936 are shown in the following table:—
| Year | Births per 1,000 population | Deaths per 1,000 population | Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1934 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 51.6 | 59 |
| 1935 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 49.5 | 57 |
| 1936 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 48.0 | 59 |