London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finsbury 1910
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1910
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| Years, 1901-10. | Under10 years. | 10 and under 20. | 20 and under 30. | 30 and under 40. | 40 and under 50. | 50 andunder 60. | 60 and under 70. | 70 andupwards. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 6 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 104 | 127 | 78 | 394 |
| Females | 1 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 80 | 109 | 104 | 80 | 410 |
| Totals | 7 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 124 | 213 | 231 | 158 | 804 |
Most of the deaths occur between 50 and 70 years—between 40
and 50 the females exceed the males, between 50 and 60 the sexes
are very nearly equal— after CO the males are the more numerous.
During the last 50 years there has apparently been an increase
in the mortality due to Cancer.
This presumed increase is associated to some extent with better
means of diagnosis, and more careful death certification. In this
connection it is interesting to observe that the apparent increase
has been more in the case of males than in females. Now Cancer
in males is oftener internal, inaccessible and more difficult of
recognition than the Cancer of females which is frequently external
and accessible. This consideration bears out the supposition that
part of the apparent increase is due to more careful and accurate
diagnosis. At the same time it is more than probable that the
increase of Cancer is in some measure a real one and connected
with the fact that now, owing to better circumstances, better housing
and better sanitation, people live longer and their lives encroach
more upon the Cancer period of life extending from 45 years
upwards.