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Woolwich 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 4. WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS, 1947-1957
| Year | Male | Lung Female | Bronchus | Total | Deaths in Hospitals | |
| Male | Female | |||||
| 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 |
| 1957 | 18 | 9 | 48 | 5 | 80 | 38 |
TABLE No. 5. CANCER DEATHS (EXCLUDING SARCOMA) - WOOLWICH 1957 - SEAT OF PRIMARY DISEASE
| Male | Female | Total | Deaths in Hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stomach | 25 | 19 | 44 | 20 |
| Bronchus | 48 | 5 | 53 | 28 |
| Lung | 18 | 9 | 27 | 10 |
| Breast | - | 30 | 30 | 9 |
| Colon | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| Pancreas | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| Rectum | 8 | 11 | 19 | 13 |
| Uterus | - | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Prostate | 7 | - | 7 | 6 |
| Ovary | - | 14 | 14 | 8 |
| Bladder | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| Liver | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Caecum | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Cervix | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Oesophagus | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Glands of neck | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kidney | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Larynx | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Throat | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tongue | 5 | - | 5 | 2 |
| Others and unspecified | 12 | 13 | 25 | 17 |
| Total | 156 | 146 | 302 | 154 |
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