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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
East Ham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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CANCER.
Deaths, 1952:-
Total deaths 249
Male deaths 141
Female deaths 108
TABLE 10. - CANCER DEATHS - LOCATION OF THE DISEASE
| Parts of Body Affected | Ages | Under 15 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 and upwards | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Buccal Cavity and Pharynx | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 36 | |
| Lungs, Bronchus | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | 7 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 8 | |
| Other Respiratory Organs . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | |
| Other Female Genital Organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 7 | |
| Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 8 | - | 6 | - | 5 | - | 23 | |
| Male Genital Organs | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | -- | ||||
| Urinary Organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 7 | - | 5 | 2 | 15 | 3 | |
| Skin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | |
| Brain and other parts of Nervous Systems | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | l | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Other or Unspecified Organs | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | l | - | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 19 | |
| TOTALS | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 41 | 20 | 38 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 141 | 108 | |