Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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The following table gives the age, sex and distribution of the disease
in the 94 deaths which occurred during 1945:—
CANCER DEATHS, 1945.
Age | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50- 60 | 60-70 | 70- 80 | Over 80 | Totals. | |||||||||
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Sex | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Skin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Mouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Ear | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Larynx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
Oesophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
Stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | |
Intestines | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 2 |
Pancreas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
Lungs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 13 | 5 |
Kidney | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Bladder | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
Prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - |
Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Ovary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
Breast | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 11 |
Gall bladder | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
Totals | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 51 |