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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Deaths Registered during the Year 194 8
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | Cerebro- spinal fever | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 4 | Whooping cough | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 4 | ... | 4 |
| 8 | Syphilitic diseases | 7 | ... | 7 |
| 9 | Influenza | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Measles | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |
| 13 | Cancer of buccul cavity and oesophagus (m) and uterus (f) | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | ... | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 44 | 25 | 69 |
| 17 | Diabetes | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Intra- cranial vascular lesions | 15 | 32 | 47 |
| 19 | Heart disease | 73 | 76 | 149 |
| 20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 22 | 8 | 30 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under two years) | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | ... | ... | ... |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Premature birth | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile disease | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 33 | Suicide | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 36 | All other causes | 18 | 22 | 40 |
| All causes | 313 | 269 | 582 | |