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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Age period | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under 25 years | - | - | - |
25 and under 35 years | 1 | 3 | 4 |
35 and under 45 years | 13 | 8 | 21 |
45 and under 65 years | 103 | 104 | 207 |
65 years and over | 161 | 174 | 335 |
278 | 289 | 567 |
Site | Male | Female | Total | Percentage of Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skin | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.411 |
Oesophagus | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3.351 |
Stomach | 32 | 47 | 79 | 13.933 |
Liver | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.353 |
Bowel | 24 | 34 | 58 | 10.229 |
Rectum | 27 | 18 | 45 | 7.936 |
Bladder | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2.998 |
Prostate | 26 | — | 26 | 9.353 |
Larynx and Pharynx | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.411 |
Uterus | — | 26 | 26 | 8.997 |
Breast | — | 50 | 50 | 17.301 |
Ovary | — | 26 | 26 | 8.997 |
Pancreas | 14 | 15 | 29 | 5.115 |
Gall Bladder and Duct | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.705 |
Tonsil | — | 1 | 1 | 0.176 |
Bones | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.235 |
Lungs | 71 | 14 | 85 | 14.991 |
Kidney | 6 | — | 6 | 1.058 |
Brain | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3.175 |
Thyroid Gland | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.705 |
Lymphatic Glands | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.058 |
Hodgkin's Disease | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1.940 |
Leukaemia | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3.527 |
Genital Organs | — | 3 | 3 | 0.529 |
Undefined | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.587 |
278 | 289 | 567 |
Comments on Foregoing Table.
The organs most often attacked in descending order of
incidence are: In the males—the Lungs (25.5 per cent.), the
Bowels and Rectum (18.3 per cent.), and the Stomach (11.5 per
cent.); in females—the Bowels and Rectum (18.0 per cent.), the
Breast (17.3 per cent.), the Stomach (16.3 per cent.), the Uterus
(9.0 per cent.), and the Ovary (9.0 per cent.).