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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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The total number of deaths registered as occurring from tuberculosis was viz.:—
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 24 | 11 | 35 |
England
and Wales Mitcham
Death rate from respiratory tuberculosis
per 1,000 population 0.51 0.56
Death rate from non-pulmonary tuberculosis
per 1,000 population 0.10 0.07
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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 year to 5 years | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 years „ 10 „ | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 10 „ „ 15 „ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 15 „ „ 20 „ | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 20 „ „ 35 „ | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| 35 „ „ 45 „ | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 45 „ „ 65 „ | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 65 „ and upwards | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 51 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 |