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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 death rate in each Ward per 1,000 Ward population is as follows:—
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | |
|---|---|---|
| North | 0.41 | 0.00 |
| South | 0.63 | 0.08 |
| East | 0.67 | 0.11 |
| West | 0.51 | 01.4 |
The total number of deaths registered as occurring from tuberculosis was, viz:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 20 | 18 | 38 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Total | 24 | 20 | 44 | ||
| England & Wales. | Mitcham. | ||||
| Death rate from respiratory tuberculosis per 1,000 population | 0.70 | 0.59 | |||
| Death rate from non-respiratory tuberculosis per 1,000 population | 0.12 | 0.09 | |||
The following table shows the number of new cases, the type of disease and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 1 year to 5 years | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 5 years „ 10 „ | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 10 „ „ 15 ,, | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 15 „ „ 20 ,, | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... |
| 20 ,, ,, 35 ,, | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 ,, ,, 45 ,, | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| 45 ,, ,, 65 ,, | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 65 „ and upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 24 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 2 |