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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
Greenwich 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Comparing the current year's figures with those of the previous 5 years, the sites of the affected parts were:—
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer of Stomach | 24 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 23 |
| „ „ Lung, Bronchus | 31 | 27 | 47 | 35 | 58 | 46 |
| „ „ Breast | 11 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 |
| „ „ Uterus | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| ,, „ all Other Sites | 89 | 76 | 75 | 86 | 90 | 98 |
| Totals | 161 | 159 | 166 | 169 | 187 | 187 |
Throughout the country in recent years there has been a
tendency for cancer of the lung to increase and the following table
has again been included in order that the trend in this Borough
may be studied :—
DEATHS FROM CANCER OF LUNG (including Bronchogenic Carcinoma)
| Year | AGE GROUPS | Totals | Grand Totals | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and under 75 yrs. | 75 and up-wards | |||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
| 1947 | 2 | — | 13 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | 25 | 0.30 |
| 1948 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | 28 | 0.33 |
| 1949 | 1 | — | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 0.34 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 0.32 |
| 1951 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | 15 | — | 3 | 3 | 45 | 6 | 51 | 0.57 |
| 1952 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 0.34 |
| 1953 | 3 | — | 12 | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 23 | 4 | 27 | 0.29 |
| 1954 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | 39 | 8 | 47 | 0.52 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 35 | 0.39 |
| 1956 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 8 | — | 54 | 4 | 58 | 0.65 |
| 10 yr. Average | 1.4 | 0.2 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 31.3 | 4.8 | 36.1 | 0.40 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 46 | 0.52 |