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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Cancer.
The total number of deaths from Cancer, including all
diseases of a malignant nature was 247, compared with 222 in
1902, and 202 in 1901.
The corrected death-rate was .98, compared with .90 in 1902
and .86 in 1901.
The number of deaths and the death-rate in each subdistrict
was as follows:—Clapham 51 and .95, Putney 24 and .93,
Streatham 88 and 1.09, Tooting 12 and .55, and Wandsworth 72
and 1.03.
Of the total deaths 91 were males and 156 females, an
increase of five males and 20 females compared with 1902.
The total number of deaths was 577 above the corrected
average and is the highest recorded.
Two of the deaths occurred at ages five to 15, two from 15 to
25, 123 from 25 to 65, and 120 over 65 years of age.
The following Table shows the number of deaths according to
parts of the body affected.