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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The total number of deaths from tuberculosis was:—
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 2 | — | 2 |
| Totals | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| England and Wales | Mitcham | ||
| Death rate from tuberculosis, all forms, per 1,000 population | 0.24 | 0.19 | |
The following table shows the number of new cases, the type of disease and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 year to 4 years | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 years to 9 „ | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 10 „ „ 14 „ | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 16 „ „ 19 „ | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 20 „ „ 34 „ | 19 | 24 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| 35 „ „ 44 „ | 13 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 45 „ ,, 64 „ | 16 | 9 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 65 „ and upwards | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 59 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ... |