Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the infantile mortality rates for the years 1938-57 are shown in the following table: —
Year | Births per 1,000 population | Deaths per 1,000 population | Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mitcham | England & Wales | mitcham | England & Wales | mitcham | England & Wales | |
1938 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 38.0 | 53 |
1939 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 8.6 | 12.1 | 31.0 | 50 |
1940 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 46.0 | 55 |
1941 | 13.57 | 14.2 | 11.06 | 12.9 | 55.4 | 59 |
1942 | 17.54 | 15.8 | 9.81 | 11.6 | 43.75 | 49 |
1943 | 18.75 | 16.5 | 10.77 | 12.1 | 36.2 | 49 |
1944 | 18.99 | 17.6 | 11.88 | 11.6 | 36.8 | 46 |
1945 | 18.01 | 16.1 | 10.19 | 11.4 | 31.83 | 46 |
1946 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 19.9 | 43 |
1947 | 21.39 | 20.5 | 9.47 | 12.0 | 38.60 | 41 |
1948 | 17.99 | 17.9 | 8.79 | 10.8 | 23.49 | 34 |
1949 | 16.45 | 16.7 | 9.17 | 11.7 | 24.48 | 32 |
After 1949 the actual Birth and Death Rates for Mitcham are modified by a comparability factor to correspond with the average age and sex distributions of England and Wales.
1950 | 12.56 | 15.8 | 10.66 | 11.6 | 29.64 | 29.8 |
1951 | 12.54 | 15.5 | 11.32 | 12.5 | 25.47 | 29.6 |
1952 | 12.62 | 15.3 | 10.87 | 11.3 | 19.80 | 27.6 |
1953 | 13.21 | 15.5 | 10.52 | 11.4 | 18.39 | 26.8 |
1954 | 12.97 | 15.2 | 10.03 | 11.3 | 13.32 | 25.5 |
1955 | 12.40 | 15.0 | 10.81 | 11.7 | 15.20 | 24.9 |
1956 | 12.91 | 15.7 | 11.49 | 11.7 | 13.73 | 23.8 |
1957 | 13.05 | 16.1 | 11.07 | 11.5 | 12.36 | 23.0 |