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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Cancer.
Cancer was assigned as the cause of death in 60 Persons, the affected sites are tabulated in the table
| MALES. | FEMALES. | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 85 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | Over 65 | Under 35 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | Over 65 | ||
| Oesophagus | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Stomach | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Large intestine incl. rectum | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Larynx | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lung | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Breast | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Ovary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Other sites | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
Apart from the item "other sites," it will be seen
that the organ most frequently attacked was the
stomach. In previous years the figures of Cancer mortality
have been 45. 37, 52, 50, 55 and 63. The number
of deaths assigned to Cancer by the Registrar-General
was 56, 18 of these being male and 38 females. The
Cancer death rate in Dagenham remains low, attributable,
as has been mentioned on former occasions, largely
to the very young average age of the population,
Cancer being a disease which attacks persons chiefly
above middle age.