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 | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under 25 years | 4 | 4 | 8 |
25 and under 35 years | 1 | 3 | 4 |
35 and under 45 years | 10 | 6 | 16 |
45 and under 65 years | 116 | 97 | 213 |
65 years and over | 178 | 166 | 344 |
Total | 309 | 276 | 585 |
Sites of Fatal Cancer
Site | Male | Female | Total | Percentage of Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skin | 3 | 5 | 0. 855 | |
Oesophagus | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1. 538 |
Stomach | 38 | 26 | 64 | 10. 940 |
Liver | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 26 |
Bowel | 33 | 32 | 65 | 11. 111 |
Rectus | 14 | 17 | 31 | 5. 299 |
Bladder | 15 | 6 | 21 | 3. 590 |
Prostate | 15 | - | 15 | 4. 81 |
Larynx and Pharynx | 3 | - | 3 | 0. 513 |
Uterus | - | 30 | 30 | 10. 870 |
Breast | - | 60 | 60 | 21. 740 |
Ovary | - | 16 | 16 | 5. 797 |
Pancreas | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3. 248 |
Gall Bladder and Duct | - | 3 | 3 | 0. 513 |
Tongue and Mouth | 4 | - | 4 | 0. 684 |
Bones | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0. 8 55 |
Lungs and Bronchus | 128 | 18 | 146 | 24.9 57 |
Kidney | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1. 198 |
Brain and Nervous System Lymphatic Glands and | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2.051 |
Connective Tissue | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1. 709 |
Haematopoietic Tissues | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1. 538 |
Hodgkin's Disease | 2 | - | 2 | 0. 342 |
Leukaemia | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2. 222 |
Genital Organs | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0. 684 |
Antrum | 1 | - | 1 | 0. 171 |
Ear | 1 | - | 1 | 0. 171 |
Adrenal | - | 2 | 2 | 0. 342 |
Tonsils | - | 1 | 1 | 0. 171 |
Undefined | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3. 590 |
309 | 276 | 585 |