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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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During the year Dr. Cave examined 27 specimens of sputa sent by medical men practising within this District.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | P. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 and under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 5 „ 10 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 10 ,, 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 15 „ 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 20 ,, 25 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| 25 „ 35 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 35 „ 45 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 „ 55 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 55 ,, 65 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 65 and upwards | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 19 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
The cases were distributed amongst the following Wards :—
| Localisation. | Total Cases. | East. | North. | South. | West. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 43 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Totals | 64 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 24 |