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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Deaths Registered during the Year 1932.
| Cause of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Influenza | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... |
| General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 34 | 34 | 68 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| Heart Disease | 37 | 52 | 89 |
| Aneurism | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Bronchitis | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 4 | ... | 4 |
| Diarrhoea, &c. (under two years) | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of the Liver, etc. | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | ... | 5 | 9 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | ... | 3 | 11 |
| Puerperal sepsis | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Other Puerperal causes | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, | ... | ... | ... |
| Malformations, etc. | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Senility | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Suicide | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Other Violence | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Other defined Diseases | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 240 | 248 | 488 |
| Special Causes:— | |||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The following table taken from the Surrey County Volume,
Part 1, of the Census, 1931, will give some idea of the local age and
condition distribution of the population in this district.