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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| North | 0.7 | 0.08 |
| South | 0.7 | 0.07 |
| East | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| West | 0.8 | 0.1 |
The total number of deaths registered as occurring from tuberculosis was viz.:—
| Male | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 22 | 23 | 45 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Total | 28 | 24 | 52 | |
| England and Wales | Mitcham | |||
| Death rate from respiratory tuberculosis per 1,000 population | 0.70 | 0.08 | ||
| Death rate from non-pulmonary tuberculosis per 1,000 population | 0.12 | 0.10 | ||
The following table shows the number of new cases, the type of disease and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non- Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 year to 5 years | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 5 years „ 10 „ | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 10 „ „ 15 „ | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 15 ,, ,, 20 „ | 4 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 ,, ,, 35 ,, | 15 | 17 | ... | 1 | 12 | 14 | 2 | ... |
| 35 „ „ 45 „ | 4 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 45 „ „ 65 „ | 10 | 5 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| 65 ,, and upwards | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 37 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 1 |