London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Mitcham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
This page requires JavaScript
Deaths Registered during the Year, 1935.
| Cause of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | ... | 6 |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 |
| General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 34 | 34 | 68 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Heart Disease | 50 | 55 | 105 |
| Aneurism | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Diarrhoea, &c. (under two years) | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of the Liver, etc | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Puerperal causes | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Senility | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Suicide | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Other Violence | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Other defined Diseases | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 238 | 247 | 485 |
| Special Causes: — | |||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |