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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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9
Senile Deaths.
The number of deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over
was 205, of which 86 were males and 119 females. This constitutes
37.0 per cent. of the total deaths, as compared with 38.7 per cent.
last year.
The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the infantile mortality rates for the years 1915-1934 are shown in the following table:-
| Year. | Births per 1,000 population. | Deaths per 1,000 population. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHAM. | England and Wales | MITCHAM. | England and Wales. | MITCHAM. | England and Wales. | |
| 1915 | 28.9 | 21.8 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 78 | 110 |
| 1916 | 23.0 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 14.3 | 71 | 91 |
| 1917 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 11.8 | 14.2 | 75 | 96 |
| 1918 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 17.3 | 77 | 97 |
| 1919 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.2 | 14.0 | 58 | 89 |
| 1920 | 27.8 | 25.4 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 50 | 80 |
| 1921 | 23.1 | 22.4 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 70 | 83 |
| 1922 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 61 | 77 |
| 1923 | 21.5 | 19.7 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 59 | 69 |
| 1924 | 20.3 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 12.2 | 55 | 75 |
| 1925 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 54 | 75 |
| 1926 | 21.5 | 17.8 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 63 | 70 |
| 1927 | 20.9 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 45 | 69 |
| 1928 | 20.4 | 16.7 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 48 | 65 |
| 1929 | 19.1 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 72 | 74 |
| 1930 | 19.3 | 16 3 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 49 | 60 |
| 1931 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 42 | 66 |
| 1932 | 18.0 | 15.3 | 8.4 | 12.0 | 43 | 65 |
| 1933 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 37.1 | 64 |
| 1934 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 51.6 | 59 |