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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 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Table: The following table shows the number of deaths from cancer, together with the death rate as compared with England and Wales: —

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.
1943951.71.74
1944831.61.7
19451031.911.74
19461081.741.76
19471031.601.86
19481111.671.85
19491241.851.87
19501021.511.89
19511081.611.90
19521281.911.94
19531291.941.95
19541081.642.04
19551322.022.06
19561352.082.07
19571342.062.09
19581221.892.12
19591452.252.14
19601442.252.16
19611452.272.17
19621422.232.19

Table: Deaths in Mitcham from Leukaemia and Lung Cancer, 1953-1962

Deaths in Mitcham from Leukaemia and Lung Cancer, 1953-1962

Year.Deaths from Leukaemia.Deaths from Lung Cancer.
1953517
1954427
1955240
1956336
1957341
1958226
1959332
1960836
1961639
1962249