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Mitcham 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
- Published
- 1943
- Pages
- 52
- Tables
- 18
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Percentage of Births Occurring in Institutions
Year Total births Births in hospitals, etc. Percentage of births occurring in institutions -
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Year Births per 1,000 population Deaths per 1,000 population Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births mitcham England & Wales mitcham England & Wales mitcham England & Wales -
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The following table shows the results of the findings of these inquests:-
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Page 12
Deaths Registered during the Year 1942
Cause or Death Males Females Total -
Page 13
Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1942. (Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns.)
England and Wales 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London 148 Smaller Towns (Besident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census) London Administrative County Mitoham -
Page 14
There are three nursing associations in the Borough. The following are the returns from each association for year ended December 31st, 1942:-
No. of Nurses No. of patients visited during 1942 No. of visits paid during 1942 -
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Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres, 1942
Particulars Park Road St. Barnabas Church Boad Sherwood House Total -
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Visits Paid by Health Visitors
Particulars No. -
Page 22
The following table shows the number of births which has occurred in each year since the opening of the Home:-
Number of births -
Page 31
The monthly incidence of infectious disease was:—
Small Pox. Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Typhoid Fever Erysipelas Pneumonia Puerperal Pyrexia Ophthalmia Neonatorum Dysentery Cerebro-spinal Meningitis Poliomyelitis Measles Whooping Congh Food Poisoning Encephalitis Letchargica Totals -
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Infectious Disease Notifications, 1922-42.
Disease 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 -
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum During the year ten cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified:—
Cases Notified Treated Vision Unimpaired Vision Impaired Total Blindness Deaths At Home In Hospital -
Page 37
The following table shows the number of deaths from cancer, together with the death rate as compared with England and Wales: —
Year Number of Deaths Death Rate per 1,000 of population Mitcham England and Wales -
Page 38
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. -
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New cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year through (a) Death returns; (b) Posthumous notifications:—
Age Periods 0- 1- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- Total -
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The sources from which information as to the above mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—
No. of Cases Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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Number of cases removed from register during 1942:—
Reason Pulmonary Non Pulmonary Total Cases Males Females Total Males Females Total -
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WANDLE VALLEY JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD Cases admitted to the hospital during the year ended December 31, 1942.
DISEASE Beddington & Wallington Coulsdon & Purley Merton & Morden Mitcham cases Deaths cases Deaths cases Deaths cases Deaths