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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Deaths Registered during the Year, 1938
| Cause of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 24 | 15 | 39 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Syphilis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 50 | 53 | 103 |
| Diabetes | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Heart Disease | 66 | 66 | 132 |
| Aneurism | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Bronchitis | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea, &c. (under two years) | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Diseases of the Liver, etc. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Puerperal causes | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Senility | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Suicide | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Other Violence | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| Other defined Diseases | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 291 | 263 | 554 |
| Special Causes:— | |||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |