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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE XIII
| CANCER DEATHS | Site of Primary Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||
| 4 | 3 | ||
| Stomach | 24 | 5 | |
| Lung, Bronchus | - | 10 | |
| Uterus | - | 9 | |
| Intestinal | 6 | 13 | |
| Prostate | 1 | - | |
| Bladder | 2 | 2 | |
| Brain | 1 | 4 | |
| Other | 22 | 13 | |
| Totals | 60 | 59 | |
CANCER DEATHS - Age Groups
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Between 30 - 35 years | 1 | - |
| " 35 - 40 " | 1 | — |
| " 40 - 45 " | 2 | 4 |
| " 45 - 50 " | 3 | 7 |
| " 50 - 55 " | 5 | 1 |
| " 55 - 60 " | 10 | 8 |
| " 60 - 65 " | 7 | 7 |
| " 65 - 70 " | 9 | 9 |
| " 70 - 75 " | 9 | 8 |
| " 75 - 80 " | 6 | 6 |
| " 80 - 85 " | 4 | 6 |
| " 85 - 90 " | 3 | 3 |
| " 90 - 95 " | - | - |
| Totals | 60 | 59 |
The distribution of cancer deaths in sites and ages is shown in
the above Table.
The numbers are too small for any significant conclusions to be
drawn from them but it is interesting that 25% were lung cancers as
compared with 17% intestinal and 8% cancer of the breast.
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