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Mitcham 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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REPORT
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE
AREA
Area (in acres) 2,935 acres
Population, Census 1921 35,119
„ „ 1931 56,856
Registrar-General's estimate of population midyear,
1948 54,490
Number of inhabited houses, 1921 7,150
1931 13,187
1943 16,992
Rateable Value, 1943 £500,785
Sum represented by a 1d. rate £1,958
STATISTICS.
| Live Births. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 of population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 981 | 499 | 482 | |
| Illegitimate | 41 | 25 | 16 | |
| Total | 1022 | 524 | 498 | 18.75 |
| Still Bikths | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 total births |
| Legitimate | 24 | 14 | 10 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 15 | 11 | 24.81 |
| Deaths. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 of population |
| 587 | 308 | 279 | 10.77 | |
| Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth :— | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 total births | ||||
| From puerperal sepsis | — | — | ||
| From other puerperal causes | 1 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0.95 | ||