London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The distribution of cancer deaths in sites and ages is shown below.
Site of Primary Growth
| Ma1e | Fema1e | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 161 | 1960 | 1959 | |
| Stomach | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| Lung, Bronchus | 26 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Breast | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Uterus | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Intestinal | 11 | 7 | - | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| Prostate | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Bladder | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Brain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Other | 15 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 25 |
| Leukaemia | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 71 | 56 | 58 | 63 | 70 | 65 |
| Under 5 years | - | - | 1 | «= | - | - |
| Aged 5-9 years | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „10 - 14 „ | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| „15-19„ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „20 - 24„ | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| „25 - 29„ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „30 - 34 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| „35 - 39 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| „40 - 44 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| „45-49„ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| „ 50 - 54 „ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| „55-59„ | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| „60-64„ | 13 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| „65 - 69 „ | 9 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| „70 - 74 „ | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 10 |
| „75-79 „ | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| „80-84„ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| „85 - 89„ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| „ 90 - 94 „ | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| „95 - 99„ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 71 | 56 | 58 | 63 | 70 | 65 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | Nil | |||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil | |||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea or Gastro-Enteritis (under 2 years) | Nil | |||||
| Deaths from Puerperal causes | Nil | |||||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis (all ages) | 1 | |||||
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