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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The numbers so notified were as follows:—
| Chicken pox | 81 |
| Mumps | 59 |
| Impetigo | 7 |
| Jaundice | 2 |
| Rubella | 17 |
| Ringworm | 1 |
Cancer
The number of deaths from cancer registered during the year
was 108, of which 56 were males and 52 were females.
Cancer is mainly a disease of the digestive system, with the
exception of its preference for the generative system in females.
The site distribution for 1946 was as follows: —
| Digestive organs | 13 cases |
| Genito-urinary organs | 6 „ |
| Breast | 14 „ |
| Other sites | 75 „ |
| Total | 108 „ |
The following table shows the number of deaths from cancer, together with the death rate as compared with England and
Wales:-
| Year | Number of Deaths | Death Rate per 1,000 of population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitcham | England and Wales | ||
| 1924 | 42 | 1.11 | 1.29 |
| 1925 | 48 | 1.29 | 1.33 |
| 1926 | 44 | 1.14 | 1.36 |
| 1927 | 46 | 1.13 | 1.37 |
| 1928 | 58 | 1.27 | 1.42 |
| 1929 | 66 | 1.33 | 1.43 |
| 1930 | 73 | 1.25 | 1.45 |
| 1931 | 81 | 1.41 | 1.48 |
| 1932 | 68 | 1.0 | 1.51 |
| 1933 | 52 | .86 | 1.52 |