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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Mitcham, with nearly 300 factories, has a great variety of
industries, of which probably the chief ones are paint and varnish,
chemical, rubber, margarine and dairy products. In 1951 there
was little unemployment in the district.
Although Mitcham is chiefly a working class area, there are
no real slums and no back-to-back houses. Nearly two-thirds of
the houses have been built since 1921 and more than 50 per cent,
of all the roads are tree lined. Mitcham is now a fairly densely
populated area, with the few available building sites being rapidly
filled up.
STATISTICS.
| Live Births. | Total Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 of population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 875 | 451 | 424 | |
| Illegitimate | 28 | 13 | 15 | |
| Total | 903 | 464 | 439 | 13.48 |
| After correction by the comparability factor becomes 12.54 | ||||
| Still Births. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1.000 total births |
| Legitimate | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 23 | 8 | 15 | 24.84 |
| Deaths. | Total | Male | Female | Rate perl,000 of population |
| 654 | 337 | 317 | 9.76 | |
After correction by the comparability factor becomes 10.32
Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth and abortion : —
Rate per 1,000
total births
Number of cases Nil Nil
Deaths of infants under one year of age :-
All infants per 1,000 live births 25.47
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate
births 25.96
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate
births 35.71