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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
Lambeth 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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The deaths were split amongst the various age groups as follows. The figures in brackets are those for the year 1959:-
| Males | Females | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 - 44 years | 2 | (2) | 2 | 4 | (2) | |
| 45 - 65 years | 73 | (48) | 10 | (12) | 83 | (60) |
| 65 - 74 years | 56 | (37) | 3 | (9) | 59 | (46) |
| 75 years and over | 18 | (13) | 4 | (4) | 22 | (17) |
| 149 | (100) | 19 | (25) | 168 | (125) | |
In the last eleven years 1316 deaths have occurred from lung cancer, whilst
over the same period the number of deaths from respiratory tuberculosis was 461.
The accompanying graph gives the comparison between the deaths from
cancer of the lung and respiratory tuberculosis.