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Coulsdon and Purley 1946
[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 118 deaths which occurred during 1946.
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CANCER DEATHS, 1946.
| Localisation. | 30-40. | 40-50. | 50-60. | 60-70. | 70-80. | Over 80. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Mouth and tongue | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Parotid | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tonsil | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pharynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stomach | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 4 |
| Intestines | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 |
| Liver | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| Pancreas | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Lungs | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 4 |
| Kidney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Uterus | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| Ovary | — | — | — | 1 | -— | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Breast | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 16 |
| Bone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 58 |