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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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49
The deaths from lung cancer in Mitcham rose from 39 in 1961
to 49, rather more than one third of all deaths from cancer, while the
rate for leukemia reverted to the normal low figure.
Tuberculosis
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Fifteen cases were transferred into the Borough as follows: — | |||
| Males | Females | Total | |
| Pulmonary | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | — | — |
| Totals | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| The total number of deaths from tuberculosis was: — | |||
| Males | Females | Total | |
| Pulmonary | 4 | — | 4 |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | — | — |
| Totals | 4 | — | 4 |
| England and Wales. | Mitcham. | ||
| Death rate from tuberculosis, all forms, per 1,000 population | 0.07 | 0.06 | |
The following table shows the number of new cases, the type
of disease and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year: —