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 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
25 and under 35 years | 2 | 6 | 8 |
35 and under 45 years | 10 | 14 | 24 |
45 and under 65 years | 132 | 104 | 236 |
65 years and over | 184 | 207 | 391 |
Total | 333 | 334 | 687 |
Sites of Fatal Cancer
Skin | 3 | 0. 45 | ||
Oesophagus | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.05 |
Stomach | 36 | 28 | 64 | 9.60 |
Liver | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1. 50 |
Bowel | 19 | 41 | 60 | 9.00 |
Rectum | 17 | 17 | 34 | 5. 10 |
Bladder | 13 | 8 | 21 | 3. 14 |
Prostate | 10 | 10 | 3.02 | |
Larynx and pharynx | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.05 |
Uterus | 26 | 26 | 7.78 | |
Breast | 1 | 68 | 69 | 10. 34 |
Ovary | 32 | 32 | 9.60 | |
Pancreas | 6 | 14 | 20 | 3.00 |
Gall Bladder and Duct | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0. 30 |
Tongue and Mouth | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.90 |
Bones | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1. 20 |
Lungs and Bronchus | 160 | 31 | 191 | 28.64 |
Kidney | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1. 20 |
Brain and Nervous System | 14 | 12 | 26 | 3.90 |
Lymphatic Glands and Connective Tissue | 1 | 1 | 0.15 | |
Hematopoietic Tissues | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1. 20 |
Hodgkin's Disease | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.05 |
Leukaemia | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2. 40 |
Genital Organs | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.75 |
Antrum | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.75 |
Spleen | 1 | 1 | 0. 15 | |
Thyroid | 2 | 2 | 0.30 | |
Muscle | 1 | 1 | 0. 15 | |
Undefined | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2. 55 |
333 | 334 | 667 |