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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
Deptford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Deaths from Cancer by Sex and Age.
| Average, Year | Sex | Under 25 years | 25 to 45 years | 45 to 65 years | 65 to 75 years | 75 years and upwards | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925-29 | Male C | 1.0 | 5.8 | 38.0 | 24.4 | 11.0 | |
| Female | 0.6 | 7.4 | 36.2 | 21.2 | 13.4 | ||
| 1930 | Male | 1 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 79 |
| Female | 1 | 13 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 77 | |
| Total | 2 | 16 | 66 | 40 | 32 | 156 | |
| 1931 | Male | 1 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 87 |
| Female | — | 8 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 87 | |
| Total | 1 | 12 | 90 | 46 | 25 | 174 | |
| 1932 | Male | 1 | 5 | 41 | 31 | 17 | 95 |
| Female | 1 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 88 | |
| Total | 2 | 10 | 80 | 60 | 31 | 183 | |
| 1933 | Male | 1 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 76 |
| Female | — | 4 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 61 | |
| Total | 1 | 8 | 63 | 37 | 28 | 137 | |
| 1934 | Male | — | 3 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 89 |
| Female | — | 5 | 48 | 26 | 21 | 100 | |
| Total | — | 8 | 90 | 55 | 36 | 189 | |
| 1935 | Male | — | 5 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 101 |
| Female | — | 2 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 66 | |
| Total | - | 7 | 60 | 57 | 43 | 167 |
Diabetes.
To meet the difficulty that some uninsured persons might experience
in obtaining supplies of Insulin, the Borough Council decided to make
such provision for necessitous persons. In one instance a supply was
granted during the year under report.
Infective Jaundice.
No case of this disease was reported to me.