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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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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 | 1·0 | 5·8 | 38·0 | 24·4 | 11·0 | |
| Female | 0·6 | 7·4 | 36·2 | 21·2 | 13·4 | ||
| 1930-34 | Male | 0·8 | 3·8 | 39·0 | 26·4 | 14·4 | |
| Female | 0·4 | 7·0 | 38·0 | 21·2 | 16·0 | ||
| 1935 | Male | — | 5 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 101 |
| Female | — | 2 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 66 | |
| Total | — | 7 | 60 | 57 | 43 | 167 | |
| 1936 | Male | — | 3 | 32 | 36 | 21 | 92 |
| Female | — | 9 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 84 | |
| Total | — | 12 | 67 | 57 | 49 | 176 | |
| 1937 | Male | — | 10 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 89 |
| Female | — | 4 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 73 | |
| Total | — | 14 | 65 | 48 | 35 | 162 | |
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.