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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
Croydon 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CANCER.
Deaths from Cancer numbered 451 as compared with 470 in
1945; 420 in 1944; 456 in 1943; 405 in 1942; 377 in 1941; 443 in
1940; 414 in 1939; 380 in 1938; and 421 in 1937.
Death-rate per 1,000 of the population for the previous 10
years are as follows : —
1937—1.74(421) 1942—2.07(405)
1938—1.56(380) 1943—2.28(456)
1939—1.78(414) 1944—2.21(420)
1940—2.22(443) 1945—2.34(470)
1941—2.04(377) 1946—1.93(451)
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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 97578 | 0.021 |
| 25 and under 35 years | 4 | 2 | 6 | 34738 | 0.173 |
| 35 and under 45 years | 6 | 9 | 15 | 37825 | 0.397 |
| 45 and under 65 years | 90 | 87 | 177 | 46318 | 3.821 |
| 65 years and over | 118 | 133 | 251 | 16771 | 14.966 |
| 219 | 232 | 451 | 233230 |
| Site. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Percentage of Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.774 |
| Tongue and Mouth | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.887 |
| Oesophagus | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.439 |
| Stomach | 28 | 41 | 69 | 15.299 |
| Liver | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2.660 |
| Bowel | 34 | 46 | 80 | 17.738 |
| Rectum | 25 | 11 | 36 | 7.982 |
| Bladder | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.774 |
| Prostate | 19 | - | 19 | 4.213 |
| Larynx and Pharynx | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.552 |
| Uterus | - | 26 | 26 | 5.765 |
| Breast | - | 56 | 56 | 12.417 |
| Ovary | - | 9 | 9 | 1.996 |
| Pancreas | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3.991 |
| Gall Bladder and Duct | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.109 |
| Mediastinum | 1 | - | 1 | 0.222 |
| Bones | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.996 |
| Lungs | 51 | 4 | 55 | 12.195 |
| Kidney | 2 | - | 2 | 0.443 |
| Brain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.443 |
| Retroperitoneal | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.443 |
| Thyroid Gland | - | 1 | 1 | 0.222 |
| Lymphatic Glands | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.887 |
| Genital Organs | 2 | - | 2 | 0.443 |
| Not defined | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.109 |
| 219 | 232 | 451 |