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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
Southwark 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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CANCER OF LUNG AND BRONCHUS
| Deaths From: | Neoplasm of Lung and Bronchus | Respiratory Tuberculosis | All Causes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 51 | 45 | 1377 |
| 1953 | 62 | 21 | 1209 |
| 1954 | 65 | 22 | 1098 |
| 1955 | 57 | 23 | 1300 |
The highest mortality rate from neoplasm of the lung and bronchus
occurred in the 45-74 age groups ; that of tuberculosis between the ages of
45 to 64.
TUBERCULOSIS Including inward transfers, there were 13 more pulmonary cases than last year, and 4 less non-pulmonary.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary (all forms) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases at end of 1954 | 1384 | 185 |
| New cases 1955 | 151 | 10 |
| Inward transfers 1955 | 86 | 2 |
| Less removals from Register | 200 | 25 |
| Cases at end of 1955 | 1421 | 172 |
* Local and inward transferable Death Returns and posthumous
notifications.
t Include meninges and Central Nervous System.
Primary notifications: 1 male, 1 female, aged 10.
Deaths were three more than in 1954—1 pulmonary and 2 non-pulmonary
| Age Groups | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total | ||
| Pulmonary | |||||||||||||
| Primary Notifications | M. | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 92 |
| F. | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 54 | ||
| *New cases other than by formal notification | M. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| F. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals 1955 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 30 | 151 | |
| Non- Pulmonary | |||||||||||||
| †Primary Notifications | M. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| F. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| †*New cases other than by formal notification | M. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| F. | |||||||||||||
| Totals 1955 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 | |