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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Deaths from Cancer occurred at the following ages -
Age Period | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under 25 years | 4 | 2 | 6 |
25 and under 35 years | 2 | 2 | 4 |
35 and under 45 years | 14 | 13 | 27 |
45 and under 55 years | 29 | 42 | 71 |
55 and under 65 years | 118 | 96 | 214 |
65 and under 75 years | 139 | 101 | 240 |
75 and over | 93 | 127 | 220 |
399 | 383 | 782 |
Deaths from Cancer occurred at the following ages -
Bowel and Rectum | 34 | 66 | 100 | 12.8 |
Brain | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2.4 |
Breast | - | 82 | 82 | 21.4 |
Buccal Cavity | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.3 |
Cervix | - | 8 | 8 | 2.1 |
Gallbladder & Duct | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.2 |
Hodgkins | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.2 |
Larynx & Pharynx | 4 | . | 4 | 0.5 |
Leukaemia | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2.3 |
Lungs and Bronchus | 167 | 55 | 222 | 28.4 |
Oesophagus | 9 | 12 | 21 | 2.7 |
Ovary | - | 21 | 21 | 5.5 |
Pancreas | 20 | 21 | 41 | 5.3 |
Prostate | 24 | - | 24 | 6.0 |
Stomach | 42 | 21 | 63 | 8.1 |
Uterus | 12 | 12 | 3.1 | |
Other Malignant Neoplasms | 63 | 56 | 119 | 15.4 |
399 | 383 | 782 |