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Cancer
It will be seen by the table of causes of death (page 60) that in 1963 130 cases (males 76
and females 54) died from cancer. See Appendix, Table VI, for an analysis of cancer deaths
since 1936.
On page 21 is set out in tabular form a classification of the cancer deaths according to
the site of the primary growth and in ages.
The total number of deaths from cancer in 1963 fell for the second year in succession,
being 130 as compared with 138 in 1962. Cancer of the lung in males was the highest individual
figure for site of disease but was lower, i.e. 35 (31 males, 4 females) compared with
36 (35 males, 1 female) in 1962, and 44 (39 males, 5 females) in the previous year, but taking
the alimentary tract as a whole, the number of deaths from cancer was higher than that for
cancer of the lung, i.e. 38.
Distribution of Infectious Disease Notifications
For the incidence of various infectious diseases notified during the year, under age
groups and locality, see Appendix, Tables VII and VIII.
Infectious Disease Visits
During the year, the Public Health Inspectors paid 472 visits with reference to cases of
infectious disease. In addition, the County Health Visitors did a certain amount of home and
school visiting in connection with infectious diseases.
Laboratory Work
Specimens taken for bacteriological or chemical investigations, in connection particularly
with infectious disease cases, are brought daily to the Manor House and transported to
the Ealing Public Health Laboratory. The necessary investigations are carried out and results
reported simultaneously to the Medical Officer of Health and to the doctor who has submitted
the specimens from one of his patients. Details of the work carried out in 1963 are
as follows:—
Faeces specimens 635
Sputum specimens 1
Blood specimens 1
Urine specimens 43
Swabs (nose, throat, aural and vaginal) 11
Disinfection and Disinfestation
In cases of infectious disease, rooms, clothing, etc., were disinfected—rooms by sealing
and fumigating with a formalin preparation; clothing, bedding and other infected articles remaining
in the room for disinfection.
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In addition, 5 wasps nests were destroyed.