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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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Table: New cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year through (a) Death returns; (b)Posthumous notifications:—

New cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year through (a) Death returns; (b)Posthumous notifications:—

Age Periods0-1-6-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total
Pulmonary: males...........................325
Pulmonary: females........................1113
Non-Pulmonary: males.........1.....................1
Non-Pulmonary: Females..................1............1

Table: The sources from which information as to the above mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—

The sources from which information as to the above mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—

No. of Cases
PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
Death returns(a) From Local Registrar4...
(b) Transferable deaths from Registrar General11
Posthumous notifications31

Table: Number of cases removed from register during 1946:—

Number of cases removed from register during 1946:—

ReasonPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal Cases
MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
Withdrawal of notification.....................
Recovery from disease2461...17
Death2414382...240
Removed from district18203812341