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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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38
Males Females Total
Pulmonary 42 25 67
Non-Pulmonary 10 8 18
Total 52 33 85
The total number of deaths registered as occurring from
tuberculosis was viz.:—
Males Females Total
Pulmonary 17 19 36
Non-Pulmonary 5 — 5
Total 22 19 41
England
and Wales Mitcham
Death rate from respiratory tuberculosis
per 1,000 population 0.506 0.66
Death rate from non-pulmonary tuberculosis
per 1,000 population 0.11 0.09
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. | |
| Under 1 year | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 year to 5 years | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 5 years ,, 10 „ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 10 „ „ 10 „ | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 16 „ „ 20 „ | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 20 „ „ 35 „ | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... |
| 35 „ „ 45 „ | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| 45 „ „ 65 „ | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| 65 „ and upwards | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 42 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 5 | ... |