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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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Although Mitcham is chiefly a working class area, there are few
houses that can be called slums. Under the recent 5-year slum
clearance scheme only 54 houses had to be dealt with. Nearly twothirds
of the houses have been built since 1921 and more than 50 per
cent. of all roads are tree-lined. Apart from a projected scheme at
Phipps Bridge and one or two isolated sites that become vacant there
is no building land available.
STATISTICS
| Live Births. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 of population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 890 | 451 | 439 | |
| Illegitimate | 38 | 14 | 24 | |
| Total | 928 | 465 | 463 | 14.34 |
| After correction by the comparability factor becomes | 13.91 | |||
| Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births | 4.09 | |||
| Still Births. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 total births |
| Legitimate | 16 | 12 | 4 | |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | |
| Total | 16 | 12 | 4 | 17.24 |
| Deaths | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 of population |
| 619 | 337 | 282 | 9.57 | |
After correction by the comparability factor becomes 11.48
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 | 20.48 | |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate births | 17.97 | |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births | 78.95 | |