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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
Greenwich 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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1901 the yearly percentage of cancer deaths has risen from 4.2 to
19.5 the fieure for 1959
Comparing the current year's figures with those of the previous 5 years, the sites of the affected parts were:—
| 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer of Stomach | 23 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 26 |
| „ „ Lung, Bronchus | 47 | 35 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 50 |
| „ „ Breast | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 14 |
| „ „ Uterus | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| „ all Other Sites | 75 | 86 | 90 | 98 | 95 | 80 |
| Totals | 166 | 169 | 187 | 187 | 179 | 172 |
Lung Cancer.—Throughout the country in recent years there
has been a tendency for cancer of the lung to increase and the
following table has again been included in order that the trend in
this Borough may be studied: —
| Year | AGE GROUPS | Totals | Grand Total | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and under 75 yrs. | 75 and upwards | |||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
| 1949 | 1 | — | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 0.34 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 0.32 |
| 1951 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | 15 | — | 3 | 3 | 45 | 6 | 51 | 0.57 |
| 1952 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | 9 | I | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 0.34 |
| 1953 | 3 | — | 12 | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 23 | 4 | 27 | 0.29 |
| 1954 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | - | 39 | 8 | 47 | 0.52 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 35 | 0.39 |
| 1956 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 8 | — | 54 | 4 | 58 | 0.65 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 46 | 0.52 |
| 1958 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9 | — | 4 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 44 | 0.49 |
| 10 yr. Average | 1.6 | 0.5 | 18.8 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 33.8 | 6.0 | 39.8 | 0.44 |
| 1959 | — | 1 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 50 | 0.56 |