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 1,000 persons living. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 25 years | 2 | 2 | 2 | 101785 | .020 |
25 and under 35 years | 5 | 20 | 7 | 36341 | .193 |
35 and under 45 years | 6 | 87 | 26 | 38771 | .671 |
45 and under 65 years | 65 | 128 | 152 | 48451 | 3.137 |
65 years and over | 106 | — | 234 | 16952 | 13.804 |
184 | 237 | 421 | 242300 | 1.737 |
Table III.
Site. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Percentage of Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skin | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.950 |
Tongue and Mouth | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2.375 |
Eye | — | 1 | 1 | 0.237 |
Oesophagus | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3.800 |
Stomach | 31 | 33 | 64 | 15.202 |
Liver | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.325 |
Bowel | 33 | 34 | 67 | 15.914 |
Rectum | 28 | 16 | 44 | 10.451 |
Bladder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.475 |
Prostate | 12 | — | 12 | 2.850 |
Larynx | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.188 |
Uterus | — | 43 | 43 | 10.214 |
Breast | 1 | 46 | 47 | 11.164 |
Ovary | — | 12 | 12 | 2.850 |
Pancreas | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4.278 |
Gall Bladder and Due | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.188 |
Bones | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.188 |
Lungs | 22 | 9 | 31 | 7.363 |
Kidneys | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.713 |
Thyroid | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.713 |
Lymphatic Glands | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.425 |
Pharynx | 1 | — | 1 | 0.237 |
Testicle | 1 | — | 1 | 0.237 |
Not defined | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.663 |
184 | 237 | 421 |