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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The lung cancer deaths have risen again, and in the year 1962 were found
to equal the number who died from cancer of the alimentary system These amount
ed to 21 males and 20 females, a total of 41, compared with 34 males and 7
females dying of lung cancer, also a total of 41.
The ages at which the greatest number of deaths from cancer (all types) occurred was 65-69 in males, 70-74 in females, see following table:-
| Age Groups | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Fema1e | |||||||
| 1962 | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1962 | 1961 | 1960 | 1 9 59 | |
| Under 5 years | 1 | - | _ | 1 | - | _ | _ | _ |
| Aged 5 - 9 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "10-14 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| "15-19 " | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "20-24" | 1 | 1 | - - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| " 25 - 29 " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "30-34 " | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | i |
| "35-39 " | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 |
| "40-44 " | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| "45-49 " | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| "50-54 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| "55-59 " | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| "60-64 " | 10 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| "65-69 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| "70-74 " | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 10 |
| "75-79 " | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| "80-84 " | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| "85-89" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| "90-94 " | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| "95-99' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 81 | 71 | 56 | 58 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 65 |
The total number of deaths from violent causes i.e. motor vehicle accidents,
all other accidents and suicide was 27 These included 7 road accidents, 9
suicides (one from hanging, one shooting, and seven by poison - aspirin, barbiturate
(2), hydrochloric acid, lysol, gas poisoning(2) and 11 other accidents
-16-
Deaths from tuberculosis rose to 5, all pulmonary, In the two previous years only one death from this cause was registered each year
| Year | Number of deaths from tuberculosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ma1e | Fema1e | Total | |
| 1952 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 1953 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 1954 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1955 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1956 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1957 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 1958 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1959 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 1960 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1961 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 3 | 5 |