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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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45
Digestive organs 16 cases
Respiratory organs 36 „
Breast 9 „
Genito-urinary organs 3 „
Other sites 71 „
Total 135
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 1,000 of population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitcham | England and Wales | ||
| 1937 | 76 | 1.1 | 1.63 |
| 1938 | 103 | 1.5 | 1.66 |
| 1939 | 73 | 1.12 | 1.64 |
| 1940 | 94 | 1.55 | 1.66 |
| 1941 | 84 | 1.6 | 1.67 |
| 1942 | 104 | 1.90 | 1.698 |
| 1943 | 95 | 1.7 | 1.74 |
| 1944 | 83 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1945 | 103 | 1.91 | 1.74 |
| 1946 | 108 | 1.74 | 1.76 |
| 1947 | 103 | 1.60 | 1.86 |
| 1948 | 111 | 1.67 | 1.85 |
| 1949 | 124 | 1.85 | 1.87 |
| 1950 | 102 | 1.51 | 1.89 |
| 1951 | 108 | 1.61 | 1.90 |
| 1952 | 128 | 1.91 | 1.94 |
| 1953 | 129 | 1.94 | 1.95 |
| 1954 | 108 | 1.64 | 2.04 |
| 1955 | 132 | 2.02 | 2.06 |
| 1956 | 135 | 2.08 | 2.07 |
Tuberculosis
During the year 31 new cases of tuberculosis were notified,
viz:—