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 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
25 and under 85 years | 5 | 4 | 9 |
35 and under 45 years | 10 | 12 | 22 |
45 and under 65 years | 121 | 156 | 277 |
65 years and over | 248 | 270 | 518 |
396 | 446 | 842 |
Sites of Fatal Cancer
site | Male | Female | Total | Percentage of Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skin | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.83 |
Oesophagus | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2.36 |
Stomach | 49 | 32 | 81 | 9.45 |
Liver | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.95 |
Bowel | 26 | 38 | 64 | 7.58 |
Rectum | 17 | 23 | 40 | 4.72 |
Bladder | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2.49 |
Prostate | 23 | – | 23 | 2.72 |
Larynx and pharynx | 4 | – | 4 | 0.47 |
Uterus | – | 16 | 16 | 3.59 |
Cervix | – | 10 | 10 | 2.24 |
Breast | – | 89 | 89 | 10.57 |
Ovary | – | 36 | 36 | 8.10 |
P ancreas | 16 | 21 | 37 | 4.38 |
Gall Bladder and Duct | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.31 |
Tongue and Mouth | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.71 |
Bones | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.83 |
Lungs and Bronchus | 169 | 48 | 217 | 25.08 |
Kidney | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.83 |
Brain and Nervous System | 17 | 15 | 32 | 3.79 |
Lymphatic Glands and Connective Tissue | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.59 |
Baematopoitic Tissues | – | – | –. | – |
Bodgkin's Disease | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.36 |
Leukaemia | 13 | 19 | 32 | 3.79 |
Genital Organs | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.18 |
Ethmoid | – | 1 | 1 | 0.12 |
Maxillary Antrum | – | 1 | 1 | 0.12 |
ButtOck | – | 1 | 1 | 0.12 |
Parathyroid | – | 1 | I | 0.12 |
ThyrOid | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.59 |
Undefined | 1 | 46 | 47 | 5.58 |
Total | 396 | 446 | 842 |