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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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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 | 866 | 428 | 438 | |
| Illegitimate | 35 | 20 | 15 | |
| Total | 901 | 448 | 453 | 13.65 |
| After correction by the comparability factor becomes 12.97 | ||||
| Still Births. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 total births |
| Legitimate | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| Illegitimate | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 26 | 14 | 12 | 28.86 |
| Deaths. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 of population |
| 581 | 314 | 267 | 8.80 | |
After correction by the comparability factor becomes 10.03
Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth and abortion: —
| Rate per 1,000 total births | |
|---|---|
| Number of cases Nil | — |
| Deaths of infants under one year of age: — | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 13.32 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate births | 12.70 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births | 28.57 |
| Deaths from: — | |
| Cancer (all ages) | 108 |
| Measles | — |
| Whooping cough (all ages) | — |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under two years of age | — |