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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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4.
Deaths Registered during the Year, 1940.
| Cause of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | ... | 1 | . 1 |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | . . . |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | . . . |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Influenza | 4 | l | 5 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | l | l |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Syphilis | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 50 | 44 | 94 |
| Diabetes | l | 5 | 6 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 17 | 30 | 47 |
| Heart disease | 70 | 87 | 157 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 36 | 26 | 62 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under two years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Puerperal causes | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Suicide | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Other Violence | 46 | 39 | 85 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... |
| All other Causes | 32 | 18 | 50 |
| Total | 377 | 339 | 716 |