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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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The following table shows the results of the findings of these inquests.
| Inquests. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Deaths from natural causes | 26 |
| Deaths from accidents:- | |
| Knocked down by motor vehicles | 15 |
| „ „ „ tram car | 2 |
| Drowning | 1 |
| Suffocation | 1 |
| Burns | 2 |
| Falls | 6 |
| Suicide:- | |
| Poisoning by- | |
| Coal gas | 4 |
| Spirits of salt | 1 |
| Fall from window | 1 |
| Drowning | 1 |
| Cut throat | 1 |
| Murder:— | |
| By coal gas poisoning | 1 |
| Found drowned | |
| Misadventure | 1 |
| Natural causes or accident (evidence insufficient) | 1 |
| Total | 65 |
Infant Mortality.
During the year 49 deaths were registered as occurring in infants under one year of age:-
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 30 | 16 | 46 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | — | 3 |
| Total | 33 | 16 | 49 |
as compared with 36 deaths last year.
The infantile mortality rate for the year is equal to 51.6 per
1,000 live births, as against 37.1 per 1,000 last year.
The infant mortality rate for England and Wales was 59 per
1,000 for 1934 and 64 per 1,000 for 1933.