Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table II.
Deaths from Cancer occurred at the following ages:—
Age period. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Calculated population at this age period. | Incidence per 1000 persons living. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 25 years | 4 | — | 4 | 101709 | .039 |
25 and under 35 years | — | 2 | 2 | 36309 | .055 |
35 and under 45 years | 3 | 16 | 19 | 38733 | .491 |
45 and under 65 years | 62 | 72 | 134 | 48411 | 2.768 |
65 years and over | 72 | 90 | 162 | 16938 | 9.564 |
141 | 180 | 321 | 242100 | 1.336 |
Table III.
Sites of Fatal Cancer.
Site. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Percentage of Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brain | 1 | 1 | 2 | .62 |
Skin | i | 2 | 3 | .93 |
Tongue and Mouth | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3.12 |
Lip | 3 | — | 3 | .93 |
Oesophagus | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3.12 |
Stomach | 25 | 29 | 54 | 16.82 |
Liver | 3 | 5 | 8 | 249 |
Bowel | 13 | 24 | 37 | 11.53 |
Rectum | 18 | 7 | 25 | 7.79 |
Bladder | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2.49 |
Prostate | 6 | __ | 6 | 1.87 |
Larynx | 2 | 1 | 3 | .93 |
U teru's | — | 24 | 24 | 748 |
Breast | — | 4o | 45 | 14.02 |
Ovary | — | 8 | 8 | 2.49 |
Pancreas | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8.74 |
Gall Bladder and Du | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.25 |
Bones | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.80 |
Mediastinum | — | — | — | |
Lungs | 19 | 8 | 27 | 841 |
Kidneys | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.56 |
Glands | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.87 |
Other Reproductive | 1 | 2 | 3 | .93 |
Pharynx | 4 | — | 4 | 1.25 |
Eye Not defined | 1 3 | 1 | 1 4 | .31 1.25 |
141 | 180 | 321 |