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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 1961
[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 infant mortality rates for the years 1942-1961 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 | |
| 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 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 |
| 1958 | 13.91 | 16.4 | 11.48 | 11.7 | 20.48 | 22.5 |
| 1959 | 12.76 | 16.5 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 14.17 | 22.2 |
| 1960 | 14.42 | 17.1 | 11.12 | 11.5 | 22.26 | 21.9 |
| 1961 | 14.26 | 17.4 | 12.06 | 12.0 | 18.32 | 21.6 |