Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE NO. 4
WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER OP THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS, 1950-1960
Year | Lung | Bronchus | Total | Deaths in Hospital | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
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 | 49 | |
1960 | 18 | 1 | 50 | 75 | 46 |
TABLE NO. 5
WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER (including all other specified Malignant Tumours)
1941 | 123 | 121 | 244 | 107 |
1942 | 136 | 109 | 245 | 91 |
1943 | 133 | 113 | 246 | 79 |
1944 | 128 | 95 | 279 | 116 |
1945 | 134 | 133 | 88 | |
1946 | 123 | 115 | 238 | 143 |
1947 | 130 | 130 | 260 | 135 |
1948 | 138 | 141 | 279 | 138 |
1949 | 172 | 128 | 300 | 159 |
1950 | 175 | 155 | 330 | 173 |
1951 | 149 | 139 | 288 | 152 |
1952 | 166 | 151 | 317 | 150 |
1953 | 184 | 125 | 309 | |
1954 | 145 | 148 | 293 | 193 |
1955 | 186 | 130 | 316 | 219 |
1956 | 176 | 137 | 313 | |
1957 | 158 | 155 | 313 | |
1958 | 168 | 149 | 317 | 151 |
1959 | 140 | 298 | 176 | |
162 | 154 | 316 |