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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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CANCER DEATHS BY AGE - WOOLWICH, 1959 (excluding other specified Malignant Tumours)
| 26-30 years | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31-35 years | 1 | 3 | ||
| 36-40 years | 1 | |||
| 41-45 years | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
| 46-50 years | 13 | 5 | 18 | 14 |
| 51-55 years | 13 | 12 | 25 | 20 |
| 56-60 years | 17 | 15 | 32 | |
| 26 | 18 | 44 | ||
| 66-70 years | 21 | 20 | 41 | |
| 71-75 years | 20 | 16 | 36 | 21 |
| 17 | 14 | 31 | 17 | |
| Over 80 years | 17 | 17 | 34 | 20 |
| Total | 148 | 131 | 279 | 176 |
TABLE NO. 4.
WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS, 1949-1959
| Year | Lung | Bronchus | Total | Deaths in Hospital | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Fema le | Male | Female | |||
| 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 |
| 1958 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 12 | 82 | 48 |
| 1959 | 17 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 67 | 49 |