London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Births.
Live Births. Male. Female. Total.
Legitimate 497 4 37 984
Illegitimate 13 12 25
Total 510 499 1009
Rate 15.2 per 1000 popluation.
Still! births. Male. Female. Total.
Legitimate 18 15 33
Illegitinate 1 1
Total 19 15 34
Rate 0.51 per 1000 total births.
Deaths.
Male. Female. Total.
318 249 560
Deaths Rate 8.6 per 1000 population
Maternal Mortality.
From Puerpexal Sepsis 1.
From other Perrpeal Causes 2.
Total. 3.
Rate per 1000 births. 3.0
Death- rates of infants under one year of age:-
All infants per 1000 live births. 31.
Legitimate infants per 1000 legitimate live births. 29.
Illegitimate infant per 1000 imegitimate live births. 30.
Deaths from,
Cancer (all ages) 73
Measles (all ages) 0.
Whooping Cough ( all ages 3.
Diarrhoea (Under 2 years of age). 2.