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Mitcham 1944
[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,
1944 51,490
Number of inhabited bouses, 1921 7,150
1931 13,187
1944 17,979
Rateable Value, 1944 £501,942
Sum represented by a Id. rate £1,800
STATISTICS.
| Live Births. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 of population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 914 | 462 | 452 | |
| Illegitimate | 64 | 41 | 23 | |
| Total | 978 | 503 | 475 | 18.99 |
| Still Births | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 total births |
| Legitimate | 18 | 8 | 10 | |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 10 | 18.07 |
| Deaths. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 of population |
| 612 | 305 | 307 | 11.88 |
Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth : —
Rate per 1,000
total births
From puerperal sepsis 1
From other puerperal causes
Total 1 1.00