London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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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 Vales.
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 1962 | 14.41 | 18.0 | 12.37 | 11.9 | 14.94 | 20.7 |
| 1963 | 15.95 | 18.2 | 12.78 | 12.2 | 10.18 | 20.9 |
| 1964 | 16.21 | 18.4 | 11.42 | 11.3 | 18.00 | 20.0 |
INFANT MORTALITY
During the year 18 deaths were registered of infants under one year
of age:-
Males Females Total
Legitimate 10 7 17
Illegitimate 11
Total 10 8 18
as oompared with 10 deaths last year.