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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Members and Officers of the Council and many of the
general public are also giving their assistance. The
preliminary figures evince that the number of blind
persons in the area is somewhat larger than might be
expected in what is in many respects a selected people,
Whilst these latter remarks do not strictly fall under
the heading of "prevention" of blindness, they are
worthy of mention in the hope that further interest in
the work of this association will be stimulated.
Cancer.
Cancer was assigned as the cause of death in 71 persons, the affected sites are tabulated in the table:—
| MALES. | FEMALES. | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 35 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | OVER 65 | UNDER 35 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | OVER 65 | ||
| Oesophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stomach | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Large intestine incl. rectum | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| Larynx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lung | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Liver | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Ovary | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other sites | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 27 |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 71 | |
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, 87, 52, 50, 55, 63 and 60. The
number of deaths assigned to Cancer by the RegistrarGeneral
was 72, 33 of these being males and 39 females.
The increase from 60 to 71 is to be expected having
regard to the ageing of the population and the Consequent
increase in the number of persons attaining the
" cancer age."