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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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44
Chicken pox 56
Mumps 496
Ringworm —
Rubella 85
Impetigo —
Jaundice 3
Influenza 1,454
Tonsillitis —
Conjunctivitis —
Cancer
The number of deaths from cancer registered during the year
was 134, of which 79 were males and 55 females.
The trend for England and Wales is continuing upwards, with
the case rate for Mitcham about equal to that for the country as a
whole.
The site distribution for 1957 was as follows: —
| Digestive organs | 23 cases |
| Respiratory organs | 41 „ |
| Breast | 13 „ |
| Genito-urinary organs | 2 „ |
| Other sites | 55 „ |
| Total | 134 |
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. | ||
| 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 |