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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Greenwich deaths from tuberculosis for the previous ten years are given, with their appropriate rates, in the following table:
| Year | No.of Deaths | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 18 | 0.19 |
| 1954 | 15 | 0.16 |
| 1955 | 8 | 0.08 |
| 1956 | 13 | 0.14 |
| 1957 | 8 | 0.09 |
| 1958 | 7 | 0.07 |
| 1959 | 14 | 0.15 |
| 1960 | 4 | 0.04 |
| 1961 | 7 | 0.08 |
| 1962 | 6 | 0.07 |
| 10 | 0.11 | |
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System was responsible for
9 of the deaths in this category, only one death being attributed
to the remaining forms of tuberculosis.
At 0.10, the Pulmonary Tuberculosis rate was 0.04 higher
than that returned for last year.
Cancer.—In Greenwich, cancer was responsible for a total of
187 deaths giving a rate of 2.24 per thousand population compared
with figures of 206 and 2.44 respectively for the previous
year. It accounted for approximately 20% of all registered deaths,
a percentage five times that returned for 1901, viz. 4.2%, and
indicates that approximately one in every five deaths resulted
from cancer of one form or another. The present total of 187
is slightly higher than the average for the past ten years, viz. 184.
Comparing the current year's figures with those of the previous 5 years, the sites of the affected parts were:—
| 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer of Stomach | 14 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | |
| „ „ Lung, Bronchus | 44 | 50 | 63 | 48 | 60 | |
| „ „ Breast | 19 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | |
| „ „ Uterus | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | |
| „ „ all Other Sites | 95 | 80 | 94 | 105 | 89 | |
| Totals | 179 | 172 | 209 | 203 | 206 |