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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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

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Table: DEATHS FROM CANCERThere were 105 deaths from cancer of which 103 occurred in persons over the age of 45 years. The following chart tabulates the sites, age and sex groups

DEATHS FROM CANCER

There were 105 deaths from cancer of which 103 occurred in persons over the age of 45 years. The following chart tabulates the sites, age and sex groups

Site0-44 years45 years and overTotal
M.F.M.F.M.F.
Gastro-intestinal tract--177177
Lungs and Mediastinum--292292
G-enito-urinary organs--2323
Breast---11-11
Other sites1116161717
Totals1164396540
Death rate = 2.27 per 1,000 (2.3 per 1,000 in 1962)