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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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those in process of changing jobs. There were vacancies for all
especially on the women's side.
There is always a slight seasonal increase in unemployment at
the very end of the year.
Mitcham is chiefly a working class area. Nearly two-thirds of
the houses have been built since 1921 and more than 50 per cent,
of all roads are tree-lined.
Virtually no building land is available except for the projected
Phipps Bridge scheme on which preliminary work has been done in
the way of site clearance.
STATISTICS
| Live Births. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 of population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 813 | 428 | 385 | |
| Illegitimate | 34 | 21 | 13 | |
| Total | 847 | 449 | 398 | 13.16 |
| After correction by the comparability factor becomes 12.76 Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births 4.01 | ||||
| Still Births. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 total births |
| Legitimate | 12 | 5 | 7 | |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 7 | 13.97 |
| Deaths. | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 of population |
| 676 | 337 | 339 | 10.5 | |
After correction by the comparability factor becomes 12.6 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 | 14.17 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate births | 13.53 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births | - |