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Clinics No. of Smears Taken
Rustall Lodge 295
Shooters Hill Road 167
Burney Street 81
Plumstead High Street 186
Market Street 294
Local Firms 15
Total at 31/12/69 1 ,038
Age Groups No. of Smears Taken
Under 25 years 72
25—35 years 259
35—45 years 334
45—55 years 294
Over 55 years 79
Total 1,038
Parity
No. with no Children 152
No. with 1 Child 190
No. with 2 Children 372
No. with 3 Children 222
No. with 4 Children 64
No. with over 4 Children 38
Total 1,038
Breast Examinations
No. examined 908
No. requiring further examination 12
With regard to carcinoma of the cervix uteri, there were 5 deaths
recorded in the Borough during 1969 which gives a rate of 0.02
per 1,000 population. This is 0.01 less than the rate for 1968 and
it again compares favourably with that for England and Wales,
viz. 0.05.
Breast examinations decreased by 30% to a total of 908 for
the current year. Those cases requiring further examination
numbered 12, a figure similar to that for 1968.
With a total of 62 deaths, cancer of the breast produced a rate
of 0.27 per 1,000 population, an increase of 0.07 over that for
1968. The rate for England and Wales at 0.22 also registered a
slight increase over the previous year.