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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

Chelsea 1959

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959

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Table: CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUSThirty-six deaths (Males 31 and Females 5) from this cause were recorded as compared with twenty-eight (Males 22 and Females 6) in 1958. The following table briefly gives details of the deaths of Chelsea residents during the years 1950 to 1959 (inclusive):-

CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS

Thirty-six deaths (Males 31 and Females 5) from this cause were recorded as compared with twenty-eight (Males 22 and Females 6) in 1958. The following table briefly gives details of the deaths of Chelsea residents during the years 1950 to 1959 (inclusive):-

YearMalesFemalesTotalsPercentage of Deaths Registered
1950184223.4
195116—162.3
1952276335.0
1953164202.9
1954207273.7
1955218293.5
1956256313.8
1957166222.9
1958226284.0
1959315364.9
Averages21.25.226.43.6

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Over the period shown above 80.3% of the deaths were in
respect of males, whilst 19.7% concerned females, i.e. 4 Males
to 1 Female.

Table: However, the real significance of the increase for the country as a whole can be properly gauged from the following summary of deaths during each year from 1950 until the present time:-

However, the real significance of the increase for the country as a whole can be properly gauged from the following summary of deaths during each year from 1950 until the present time:-

YearEngland and Wales Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus
Number of Deaths RegisteredIncrease over preceding year
195012,2411,266
195113,2471,006
195214,218971
195315,132914
195416,3311,119
195517,271940
195618,185914
195719,118933
195819,809691
195921,0631,254