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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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Table: New eases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year through (a)Death returns;(b)Posthumous notifications:—

New eases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year through (a)Death returns;(b)Posthumous notifications:—

Age Periods0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total
Pulmonary : males.........1113
Pulmonary: females..................12...1...4
Non-Pulmonary: males.........21..................3
Non-Pulmonary: females....................................

Table: The sources from which information as to the above mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—

The sources from which information as to the above mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—

No. of Cases
PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
Death return -(a) From Local Registers21
(6) Transferable deaths from Registrar General41
Posthumous notifications11

Table: Number of cases removed from register during 1937:—

Number of cases removed from register during 1937:—

ReasonPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal Cases
MalesFemalesTotalM alesFemalesTotal
Withdrawal of notification.....................
Recovery from disease111...12
Death2226486654
Otherwise15122735835