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Mitcham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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unnotified, investigations are made in order to find out if the
patient is receiving medical attention.
The school notices also give information of the prevalence
of non-notifiable infectious disease, such as chicken pox, mumps,
etc. The numbers were as follows:—
Chicken pox 252
Mumps 66
Ringworm 1
Rubella 234
Scabies 1
Cancer
The number of deaths from cancer registered during the
year was 128, of which 73 were males and 55 were females.
The incidence of deaths from cancer has been steadily
growing and the rate of 1.91 per 1,000 population is the highest
recorded, although this was equalled in 1945.
The rate for Mitcham is usually below that for England and
Wales, the figure for the past year not being available yet.
The site distribution for 1952 was as follows: —
| Digestive organs | 12 | cases |
| Respiratory organs | 31 | ,, |
| Breast | 14 | ,, |
| Genito-urinary organs | 5 | ,, |
| Other sites | 66 | ,, |
| Total | 128 | ,, |
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 l ,000 of population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitcham | England and Wales | ||
| 1933 | 52 | .86 | 1.52 |
| 1934 | 70 | 1.1 | 1.56 |
| 1935 | 61 | 1.0 | 1.58 |