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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
Woolwich 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 5. WOOLWICH DEATHS FRCM CANCER OF THE LUNG AND
BRONCHUS, 1946-1956
| Year | Lung | Bronchus | Total | Deaths in Hospitals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| 1946 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 31 | 21 |
| 1947 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 38 | 21 |
| 1948 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 35 | 17 |
| 1949 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 46 | 28 |
| 1950 | 26 | 4 | 33 | 8 | 71 | 44 |
| 1951 | 17 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 70 | 38 |
| 1952 | 22 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 68 | 31 |
| 1953 | 16 | 2 | 40 | 9 | 67 | 38 |
| 1954 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 8 | 56 | 40 |
| 1955 | 17 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 68 | 56 |
| 1956 | 23 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 73 | 50 |
TABLE No. 4. CANCER DEATHS (EXCLUDING SARCOMA)- WOOLWICH 1956 - SEAT OF PRIMARY DISEASE
| Male | Female | Total | Deaths in Hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stomach | 18 | 14 | 32 | 19 |
| Bronchus | 43 | 4 | 47 | 34 |
| Lung | 23 | 3 | 26 | 16 |
| Breast | 31 | 31 | 16 | |
| Colon | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 |
| Pancreas | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Rectum | 22 | 14 | 36 | 16 |
| Uterus | 14 | 14 | 9 | |
| Prostate | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
| Ovary- | 14 | 14 | 10 | |
| Bladder | 14 | 3 | 17 | 14 |
| Liver | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Caecum | 3 | 3 | ||
| Cervix | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Oesophagus | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| Jaw | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brain | 1 | 1 | ||
| Larynx | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Throat | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pharynx | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Pelvis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thyroid | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Others and unspecified | 15 | 6 | 21 | 9 |
| Total | 174 | 135 | 309 | 182 |
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