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 Croydon]
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CANCER
Deaths from Cancer occurred at the following Ages:-
Age Period | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under 25 years | 4 | 9 | |
25 and under 35 years | 2 | 3 | 5 |
35 and under 45 years | 10 | 7 | 17 |
45 and under 65 years | 145 | 102 | 247 |
65 years and over | 170 | 151 | 321 |
331 | 268 | 599 |
Sites of Fatal Cancer
Site | Male | Female | Total | Percentage of Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skin | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.50 |
Oesophagus | 9 | 11 | 20 | 3.34 |
Stomach | 41 | 28 | 69 | 11.52 |
Liver | 3 | _ | 3 | 1.50 |
Bowel | 14 | 37 | 51 | 8..50 |
Rectum | 22 | 12 | 34 | 5.68 |
Bladder | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2.34 |
Prostate | 27 | _ | 27 | 8.16 |
Larynx and Pharynx | 4 | _ | 4 | 0.61 |
Uterus | _ | 19 | 19 | 7.09 |
Breast | _ | 58 | 58 | 21.64 |
Ovary | _ | 19 | 19 | 7.09 |
Pancreas | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2. 61 |
Gall Bladder and Duct | 1 | 2 | 3 | O.50 |
Tongue and Mouth | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Bones | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
Lungs and Bronchus | 154 | 29 | 183 | 30.55 |
Kidney | _ | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
Brain and Nervous system | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 |
Lymphatic Glands and Connective Tissue | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
Haematopoietic Tissues | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.00 |
Hodgkin's Disease | 3 | _ | 3 | 0.50 |
Leukaemia | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2.17 |
Genital Organs | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.61 |
Ureter | 1 | _ | 1 | 0. 17 |
Eye | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
Thyroid | _ | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
Adrenal | _ | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
Muscle | _ | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
Undefined | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.84 |
331 | 268 | 599 |