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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Deaths Registered during the Year 1943
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | Cerebro spinal fever | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... |
| 4 | Whooping cough | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Influenza | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Measles | ... | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Aoute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |
| 13 | Cancer of buccul cavity and oesophagus (m) and uterus (f) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | ... | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 40 | 29 | 69 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| 19 | Heart disease | 69 | 67 | 136 |
| 20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 30 | 21 | 51 |
| 22 | Pneumonia. | 24 | 17 | 41 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases... | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 24 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under two years) | 2 | ... | 2 |
| 26 | Appendicitis... | ... | ... | |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 8 | 12 | 15 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | ... | ... | ... |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Premature birth | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile disease | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 33 | Suicide | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 36 | All other causes | 26 | 13 | 39 |
| All causes | 308 | 279 | 587 | |