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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Birth-Rates, Death-Rates, Analysis of Mortality and Maternal Mortality in the Year 1954.
| England and Wales | Mitcham | |
|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 home population | ||
| 15.2 | 12.97 | |
| 0.36 | 0.39 | |
| Still | 23.4* | 28.86* |
| All causes | 11.3 | 10.03 |
| Malignant neoplasm—lung, bronchus | 0.37 | 0.41 |
| Whooping cough | 0.003 | ... |
| Diphtheria | 0.0002 | ... |
| Tuberculosis—all forms | 0.18 | 0.17 |
| Influenza | 004 | ... |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0.003 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 0.41 | 0.35 |
| Coronary disease—angina pectoris | 1.51 | 1.51 |
| Maternal mortality | 0.69* | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.00 | 0.71 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.39 | 2.77 |
| Diphtheria | 0.004 | ... |
| Measles | 3.32 | 1.98 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis— | ||
| Paralytic | 0.03 | ... |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.01 | ... |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 0.003 | 0.015 |
| Para-typhoid Fever | 0.010 | 0.015 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Erysipelas | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| Dysentery | 0.72 | 0.70 |
| Acute Encephalitis— | ||
| Infective | 0.003 | ... |
| Post-Infectious | 0.002 | ... |
| Acute Pneumonia | 0.60 | 0.24 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| Tuberculosis— Respiratory | 0.87 | 0.80 |
| Non-Respiratory | 0.13 | 0.17 |
* Per 1,000 total (live and still) births.