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London County Council 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table(vi)—Deaths and death rates from cancer of the lung by age and sex,1952-61(Rates per1,000population)

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Table(vi)—Deaths and death rates from cancer of the lung by age and sex,1952-61

(Rates per1,000population)

Year	Age
	25-44		45-64		65+
	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate
Males:
1952	73	0.14	673	1.81	580	4.03
1953	81	0.15	734	1.96	614	4.26
1954	64	0.12	773	2.06	625	4.34
1955	62	0.12	810	2.14	651	4.55
1956	65	0.13	853	2.25	718	5.06
1957	37	0.08	891	2.31	723	4.95
1958	52	0.11	883	2.29	786	5.46
1959	61	0.13	907	2.34	788	5.51
1960	55	0.12	958	2.46	857	5.99
1961	44	0.10	883	2.28	832	5.82
Females:
1952	19	0.03	127	0.28	137	0.59
1953	18	0.03	119	0.26	139	0.59
1954	19	0.04	137	0.30	164	0.68
1955	13	0.02	151	0.33	174	0.71
1956	13	0.03	109	0.24	154	0.63
1957	19	0.04	142	0.31	176	0.70
1958	22	0.05	124	0.27	183	0.72
1959	22	0.05	134	0.29	157	0.62
1960	26	0.06	157	0.34	190	0.74
1961	24	0.05	151	0.33	184	0.71

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The rates for males in 1961 are slightly below those of the previous year and for females
they are about the same. Whilst these figures are encouraging it is too soon to read into
them a halt in the upward trend of lung cancer.

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London County Council 1961

Table: Table(vi)—Deaths and death rates from cancer of the lung by age and sex,1952-61(Rates per1,000population)

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