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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
Croydon 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Deaths from Cancer numbered 443 as compered with 414 in 1939, 380 in 1938;
421 in 1937; 421 in 1936; 321 in 1935; 371 in 1934; 374 in 1933; 341 in 1932;
339 in 1930; and 330 in 1929:
Death rate per 1,000 of the population for the previous 11 years are as
follows:- 192:9 - 1.48 (330) 1935 - 1.33(321)
1930 - 1.52 (339) 1936 - 1.75(421)
1931 - 1.46 (342) 1937 - 1.74(421)
1932 - 1.44 (341) 1938 - 1.56(380)
1933 - 1.56 (374) .1939 - 1.73(414)
1934 - 1.34 (371) 1940 - 2.22(443)
Table 1.
Deaths fro n Cancer occurred at t; e. following ages:-
| Age period | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| tinder 25 years | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 and under 35 years | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 55 and under 45 years | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 45 and under 65 years | 73 | 99 | 172 |
| 65 years end over | 121 | 119 | 240 |
| 210 | 233 | 443 |
Sites of fatal Cancer Table 11
| Site | Male | Female | Total | Percentage of Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.806 |
| Tongue and Mouth | 5 | - | 5 | 1.129 |
| Oesophagus | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.354 |
| Stomach | 46 | 31 | 77 | 17.381 |
| Liver | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2.709 |
| Bowel | 17 | 45 | 62 | 13.995 |
| Rectum | 26 | 10 | 36 | 8.126 |
| Urinary Bladder | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.483 |
| Prostate | 22 | - | 22 | 4.966 |
| Larynx | 6 | - | 6 | 1.354 |
| Uterus | - | 33 | 33 | 7.449 |
| Breast | - | 41 | 41 | 9.255 |
| Ovary | - | 14 | 14 | 3.160 |
| Pancreas | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2.935 |
| Gall Bladder and Duct | - | 10 | 10 | 12.257 |
| Bones | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.903 |
| Lungs | 33 | 14 | 47 | 10.605 |
| Kidneys | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2.032 |
| Antrum | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.903 |
| Lymphatic Glands | 3 | - | 3 | 0.677 |
| Pharynx and Fauces | 4 | - | 4 | 0.903 |
| Genital Organs | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.903 |
| Sub maxillary salivary gland. | 1 | - | 1 | 0.226 |
| Spine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.451 |
| Reticulo endothelial sarcometosis. | - | 1 | 1 | 0.226 |
| Brain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.677 |
| Muscle | 1 | - | 1 | 0.226 |
| Mediastinum | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.677 |
| Generalised sarcomatosis | - | 1 | 1 | 0.226 |
| 210 | 233 | 443 |
Comments on Foregoing Table.
The organs most often attacked in descending order of inidence are,
in males the Stomach 21,9 ; the Rectum and Bowels 18.6; the Lungs 15.7;
in females, the Bowels and Rectum 23.6; the Breast 17.6; the Uterus 14.2;
and the Stomach 13.3. (Figures quoted are per-centages).
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