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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Deaths of infants under one year of age :—
All infants per 1,000 live births 36.80
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate
births 35.01
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate
births 62.50
Deaths from:—
Cancer (all ages) 83
Measles
Whooping cough (all ages) 2
Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 8
Percentage of Births Occurring in Institutions
| Year | Total births | Births in hospitals, etc. | Percentage of births occurring in institutions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 961 | 309 | 32.1 |
| 1930 | 1129 | 367 | 32.4 |
| 1931 | 1143 | 370 | 32.3 |
| 1932 | 1084 | 381 | 35.1 |
| 1933 | 1010 | 420 | 41.5 |
| 1934 | 982 | 428 | 43.5 |
| 1935 | 969 | 474 | 48.9 |
| 1936 | 1033 | 497 | 48.1 |
| 1937 | 976 | 501 | 51.3 |
| 1938 | 1028 | 569 | 56.3 |
| 1939 | 966 | 518 | 53.7 |
| 1940 | 854 | 453 | 53.0 |
| 1941 | 737 | 408 | 55.4 |
| 1942 | 986 | 518 | 52.5 |
| 1943 | 1048 | 727 | 69.4 |
| 1944 | 996 | 678 | 68.1 |
Number of births notified by municipal midwives in 1944, 249.
The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the
infantile mortality rates for the years 1924-44 are shown in the
following table: —