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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| Cause of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Influenza | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... |
| General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 38 | 42 | 80 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Cerebral H‘morrhage | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Heart Disease | 57 | 69 | 126 |
| Aneurism | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Bronchitis | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 27 | 10 | 37 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea, &c. (under two years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of the Liver, etc | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Puerperal sepsis | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Puerperal causes | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Senility | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| Suicide | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Violence | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Other defined Diseases | 35 | 22 | 57 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 307 | 281 | 588 |
| Special Causes:— | |||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |