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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CANCER
Deaths from Cancer occurred at the following Ages:-
Age Period | Male | Femal e | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under 25 years | 5 | 6 | 11 |
25 and under 35 years | 2 | 2 | 4 |
35 and under 45 years | 9 | 9 | 18 |
45 and under 65 years | 127 | 93 | 220 |
65 years and over | 183 | 187 | 370 |
326 | 297 | 6 23 |
Sites of Fatal Cancer
Site | Male | Female | Total | Percentage of Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skin | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1,124 |
Oesophagus | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2.408 |
Stomach | 32 | 30 | 62 | 9,952 |
Liver | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0,963 |
Bowel | 19 | 39 | 58 | 9,309 |
Rectum | 19 | 19 | 38 | 6,099 |
Bladder | 16 | 6 | 22 | 3,531 |
Prostate | 20 | - | 20 | 6,135 |
Larynx and Pharynx | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0,963 |
Uterus | - | 16 | 16 | 5,387 |
Breast | 1 | 51 | 52 | 8,347 |
Ovary | - | 23 | 23 | 7,744 |
Pancreas | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2,247 |
Gall Bladder and Duct | - | 2 | 2 | 0,321 |
Tongue and Mouth | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1,124 |
Bones | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0,482 |
Lungs and Bronchus | 136 | 21 | 157 | 25,201 |
Kidney | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1,605 |
Brain and Nervous System | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2,568 |
Lymphatic Glands and Connective Tissue | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1,284 |
Haematopoietic Tissues | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0,642 |
Hodgkin's Disease | 2 | - | 2 | 0,321 |
Leukaemia | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3,210 |
Genital Organs | - | 7 | 7 | 1,124 |
Leg | - | 1 | 1 | 0,161 |
Eye | - | 1 | 1 | 0,161 |
Adrenal | - | 1 | 1 | 0,161 |
Thyroid | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0,642 |
Salivary Gland | 1 | - | 1 | 0,161 |
Undefined | 19 | 21 | 40 | 6,421 |
326 | 297 | 623 |