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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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unnotified, investigations are made in order to find out if the patient
is receiving medical attention.
The school notices also give information of the prevalence of
non-notifiable infectious disease, such as chicken-pox, mumps, etc.
The numbers were as follows:—
| Chicken pox | 364 |
| Mumps | 47 |
| Ringworm | 1 |
| Rubella | 25 |
| Impetigo | 7 |
| Jaundice | 6 |
| Influenza | 13 |
| Tonsillitis | — |
| Conjunctivitis | — |
The number of deaths from cancer registered during the year
was 122, of which 63 were males and 59 females.
The trend for England and Wales is continuing upwards, while
the case rate for Mitcham is rather lower than that for the country as
a whole.
The site distribution for 1958 was as follows:—
| Digestive organs | 18 cases |
| Respiratory organs | 26 „ |
| Breast | 16 „ |
| Genito-urinary organs | 4 „ |
| Other sites | 58 „ |
| Total | 122 |
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. | X England and Wales. | ||
| 1939 | 73 | 1.12 | 1.64 |
| 1940 | 94 | 1.55 | 1.66 |