District within the London Borough of Merton, London, England

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Look out for young Hillard the Mitcham Giant : 16 years of age & weighing 30-st. 4-lbs. ; the biggest boy in the world will be shown daily by his own mother : private parties attended daily : admission, 1d.

[Undated handbill (August 1885?) advertising Howard's Grand Pavilion of Living Wonders waxwork and fine art gallery (at the Mitcham Fair?),  featuring Madame Howard, the African lion-faced lady. She appears to have been a black woman with a beard].

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham].

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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham].

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham].

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham].

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham].

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham].