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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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(???)during the Year,1939.
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Influenza | 3 | 6 | |
| Encephai(???) lethargica | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro- apual Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosisof the Respiratory Syatem | 21 | 13 | 39 |
| Other Tuberculosis Diseses | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | l |
| General (???) of the insane tabes General dorsalis | 4 | ... | 4 |
| Cancer, (???) | 19 | 34 | 73 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 12 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Heart Disease | 74 | 147 | |
| Ansurisn | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other(???) | ... | 13 | 30 |
| Bronchitis | 19 | 5 | 23 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 25 | 10 | 35 |
| Other Respiratory Disease | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 1 | 8 | |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under two (???) | l | 1 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | 1 | ... | l |
| Other Diseases (???) | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Other (???) | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Acuta and Chronie ??? | 7 | 8 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Puerperal causes | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Congenita] Debility Premature Birth Malformartions, etc | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Senility | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Suicide | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Other Violence | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 25 | 26 | 51 | |
| Causes ill-dsfin-d or unknown | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea (over two years) | ... | ||
| Total | 311 | 249 | 560 |