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Dagenham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Prevention of Blindness.
No special action was taken under Section 66 of the Public
Health Act, 1925, for the prevention of blindness or for the
treatment of persons suffering from any disease or injury to the eye.
Cancer.
Owing to the peculiar age distribution of the population,
resulting in a relatively low rate of the old age persons, the cancer
rate for the district is low, there being, during the year, only 47
deaths from this cause, 20 of these being of males and 27 of females.
Out of this number. 26 occurred amongst residents of the estate
houses, 15 amongst the residents in the older property, and 6 in the
newer houses.
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the deaths from cancer of different sites:—
MALES. FEMALES.
| Under 35 | 35/44 | 45/54 | 55/64 | Over 65 | Under 35 | 35/44 | 45/54 | 55/64 | Over 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Oesophagus | 1 | |||||||||
| Stomach | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Large intestines including rectum | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Larynx | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Lung | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Liver | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Prostate | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Breast | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ovary | 2 | |||||||||
| Uterus | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Other sites | 2 | |||||||||
| Sarcoma anil hypernephroma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |