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 East Ham]
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CANCER 1950 1961
Total deaths 256 291
Male deaths 150 152
Female deaths 106 139
TABLE 5 - CANCER DEATHS 1950 AND 961 - LOCATION OF THE DISEASE
| Parts of Body Affected | Year | Under 15 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75 and upwards | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Buccal Cavity and Pharynx | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 27 |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 39 | |
| Lungs, Bronchus | 1960 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 32 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 8 |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 15 | |
| Other Respiratory Organs | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Uterus | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 10 |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 8 | |
| Other Female Genital Organs | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 12 | |
| Breast | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 9 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 26 |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | 19 | |
| Male Genital Organs | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Urinary Organs | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 7 | - | 5 | - | 17 | - | |
| Leukaemia and Aleukaemia | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 1961 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | |
| Brain and other parts of Nervous System | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 1961 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | |
| Other or Unspecified Organs | 1960 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 38 | |
| TOTALS | 1960 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 7 | 65 | 38 | 43 | 28 | 36 | 33 | 150 | 106 |
| 1961 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 42 | 152 | 139 | |