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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The following table shows the number of deaths from cancer, together with the death rate as compared with England and Wales:—
| Death Rate per 1,000 of Population. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Number of Deaths. | Mitcham. | England and Wales. |
| 1915 | 26 | .77 | 1.22 |
| 1916 | 21 | .63 | 1.16 |
| 1917 | 17 | .50 | 1.19 |
| 1918 | 25 | .72 | 1.19 |
| 1919 | 81 | .89 | 1.18 |
| 1920 | 34 | .94 | 1.16 |
| 1921 | 81 | .87 | 1.21 |
| 1922 | 84 | .94 | 1.22 |
| 1928 | 33 | .90 | 1.26 |
| 1924 | 42 | 1.11 | 1.29 |
| 1925 | 49 | 1.29 | 1.33 |
| 1926 | 44 | 1.14 | 1.36 |
| 1927 | 46 | 1.13 | 1.37 |
| 1928 | 58 | 1.27 | 1.42 |
| 1929 | 66 | 1.33 | 1.43 |
| 1930 | 73 | 1.25 | 1.45 |
| 1981 | 81 | 1.41 | 1.48 |
| 1932 | 68 | 1.0 | 1.51 |
| 1933 | 52 | .86 | 1.52 |
| 1284 | 70 | 1.1 | 1.56 |
| 1935 | 61 | 1.0 | 1.58 |
| 1936 | 80 | 1.2 | 1.61 |
| 1937 | 76 | 1.1 | 1.63 |
Tuberculosis
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention
of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under Section 62 of the
Public Health Act, 1925, during the year.
During the year 83 new cases of tuberculosis were notified, viz.:—
| Males. | Females. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 37 | 39 | 76 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 41 | 42 | 83 |
The death rate in each Ward per 1,000 population is as
follows:—