London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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CANCER DEATHS
| Year | Cancer of: Lung and Bronchus | Other Organs | Total | Cancer deaths per 1,000 pop. | Percent, of total deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||||
| 1952 | 40 | 11 | 51 | 158 | 209 | 2.1 | 15.1 |
| 1953 | 55 | 7 | 62 | 149 | 211 | 2.1 | 17.5 |
| 19M | 58 | 7 | 65 | 150 | 215 | 2.2 | 19.5 |
| 1955 | 49 | 8 | 57 | 157 | 214 | 2.2 | 16.4 |
| 1956 | 54 | 7 | 61 | 170 | 231 | 2.5 | 19.3 |
| 1957 | 53 | 7 | 60 | 154 | 214 | 2.3 | 19.5 |
| 1958 | 62 | 9 | 71 | 133 | 204 | 2.2 | 17.7 |
| 1959 | 59 | 5 | 64 | 136 | 200 | 2.2 | 16.5 |
| 1960 | 61 | 13 | 74 | 173 | 247 | 2.7 | 20.5 |
| 1961 | 58 | 10 | 68 | 161 | 229 | 2.6 | 18.3 |
TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS
| Year | Pulmonary | Other Forms | Total | Deaths per 1,000 pop. | Percent, of all deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulm. | Other | |||||
| 1952 | 45 | 4 | 49 | .45 | .04 | 3.5 |
| 1953 | 21 | 2 | 23 | .21 | .02 | 1.9 |
| 1954 | 22 | 1 | 23 | .23 | .01 | 2.0 |
| 1955 | 23 | 3 | 26 | .24 | .03 | 2.0 |
| 1956 | 21 | 1 | 22 | .22 | .01 | 1.8 |
| 1957 | 14 | 4 | 18 | .16 | .04 | 1.6 |
| 1958 | 19 | - | 19 | .21 | - | 1.6 |
| 1959 | 11 | 2 | 13 | .12 | .02 | 1.0 |
| 1960 | 14 | - | 14 | . 15 | - | 1.1 |
| 1961 | 9 | 1 | 10 | . 10 | .01 | 0.8 |