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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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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 1947 was as follows:—
| Digestive organs | 12 cases |
| Genito-urinary organs | 8 „ |
| Breast | 13 „ |
| Other sites | 70 „ |
| Total | 103 „ |
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 | ||
| 1927 | 46 | 1,13 | 1.37 |
| 1928 | 58 | 1.27 | 1.42 |
| 1929 | 66 | 1.83 | 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 |
| 1934 | 70 | 1.1 | 1.56 |
| 1935 | 61 | 1.0 | 1.58 |
| 1936 | 80 | 1.2 | 1.61 |
| 1937 | 76 | 1.1 | 1.63 |
| 1938 | 103 | 1.5 | 1.66 |
| 1939 | 73 | 1.12 | 1.64 |
| 1940 | 94 | 1.55 | 1.66 |
| 1941 | 84 | 1.6 | 1.67 |
| 1942 | 104 | 1.9 | 1.698 |
| 1943 | 95 | 1.7 | 1.74 |
| 1944 | 83 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1945 | 103 | 1.9 | 1.74 |
| 1946 | 108 | 1.74 | 1.76 |
| 1947 | 103 | 1.60 | 1.86 |