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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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Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the year 1934.
| - | rate per 1,000 total Population | Annual Death-Rate per 1000 Population. | Rate per 1000 Live Berths. | Peecentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under Two Years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified causes of Death. | |||
| Live Births. | Stillbirths. | ||||||||||||||||
| England and Wales | 14.8 | 0.62 | 11.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.54 | 5.5 | 59 | 90.4 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| 121 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 14.7 | 0.66 | 11.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 7.4 | 63 | 90.5 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| 132 Smaller Towns (estimated resident populations 25,000 -50,000 at Census 1931) | 15.0 | 0.67 | 11.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.42 | 3.6 | 53 | 91.2 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| London | 13.2 | 0.50 | 11.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.56 | 12.6 | 67 | 87.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Borough of Mitcham | 15.6 | 0.66 | 9.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.61 | 8.5 | 51.6 | ||||
Puerperal Sepsis. Others. Total.
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows:
per 1,000 Live births 2.03 2.57 4.60
„ „ Total births 1.95 2.46 4.41
„ „ „ Borough of Mitcham:
„ „ Live births — 2.1 2.1
„ „ Total births — 2.0 2.0