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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
Chingford 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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40.
DEATHS from CANCER
There were 91 deaths from cancer, of which 84 occurred in persons over the age of 45 years. The following chart tabulates the sites, age and sex groups.
| Site | 0-44 years | 45 years and over | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Gastro-intestinaol tract | - | - | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| Lungs and Mediastinum | - | - | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Genito-urinary organs | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Breast | - | 2 | - | 7 | - | 9 |
| Other sites | 3 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 31 | 7 |
| Totals | 3 | 4 | 52 | 32 | 55 | 36 |
Death rate = 1.97 per 1,000 (as compared with 2.04 per 1,000
in 1957)