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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
as compared with 36 deaths last year.
There were 31 deaths in infants under one year of age, and
of this total 17 occurred during the first month of life. Of these
cases ten deaths were certified as due to prematurity, five due
to congenital defects and two to infectious conditions.
Of the 14 deaths occurring in infants between one and 12
months, nine were certified as due to infectious conditions, two
due to congenital defects, two due to prematurity and one death
was accidental.
Only two illegitimate infants died during the year.
Maternal Mortality
During the year one death was registered as being due to: —
(a) Pulmonary infaret, (b) Childbirth five weeks before.
In 1944 one death was registered as being due to disease
or accident of pregnancy.
Inquests
Inquests were held on 19 residents dying within the district
and on 10 Mitcham residents who died outside the district, a
total of 29. In addition, the coroner held 37 post-mortems without
inquests.