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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
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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under 40 years is high, and is accounted for almost entirely by
carcinoma of the lung or associated parts, by carcinoma of the
lower part of the large bowel, and by sarcomata of the bones and
other sites. Malignant tumours which caused death under 25
years of age were more common in males (5 deaths) than in
females (1 death).
Table XXXV.
Deaths from cancer (malignant disease).
| Period | West Ham No. of deaths | Crude death-rates per 1,000 living | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | London (both sexes) | England anil Wales | ||||||||
| Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Fe-males | Persons | ||
| 1896-1900 | — | — | 843 | — | — | 0.67 | 0.917 | 0.650 | 0.942 | 0.801 |
| 1901-1905 | — | — | 984 | — | — | 0.72 | 0.994 | 0.725 | 1.000 | 0.867 |
| 1906-1910 | — | — | 1,110 | — | — | 0.78 | 1.066 | 0.819 | 1.053 | 0.940 |
| 1911-1915 | 620 | 703 | 1,323 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 1.205 | 0.964 | 1.141 | 1.056 |
| 1916-1920 | 624 | 717 | 1 ,341 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 1.281 | 1.188 | 1.191 | 1.190 |
| 1921-1925 | 905 | 907 | 1,812 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.380 | 1.210 | 1.325 | 1.270 |
| 1926-1930 | 957 | 951 | 1,908 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.515 | 1.363 | 1.455 | 1.411 |
| 1931-1935 | 1,072 | 960 | 2,032 | 1.55 | 1.33 | 1.44 | 1.662 | 1.510 | 1.557 | 1.534 |
| 1921 | 177 | 172 | 349 | 1.19 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.328 | 1.142 | 1.281 | 1.215 |
| 1922 | 175 | 175 | 350 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.331 | 1.167 | 1.286 | 1.229 |
| 1923 | 184 | 165 | 349 | 1.20 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.389 | 1.203 | 1.326 | 1.267 |
| 1924 | 197 | 209 | 406 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.414 | 1.246 | 1.351 | 1.300 |
| 1925 | 172 | 186 | 358 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.437 | 1.290 | 1.377 | 1.336 |
| 1926 | 186 | 206 | 392 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.456 | 1.307 | 1.413 | 1.362 |
| 1927 | 170 | 191 | 361 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.489 | 1.332 | 1.417 | 1.376 |
| 1928 | 192 | 188 | 380 | 1.28 | 1.19 | 1.24 | 1.516 | 1.377 | 1.469 | 1.425 |
| 1929 | 188 | 183 | 371 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.21 | 1.550 | 1.386 | 1.483 | 1.437 |
| 1930 | 221 | 183 | 404 | 1.51 | 1.18 | 1.34 | 1.570 | 1.411 | 1.494 | 1.454 |
| 1931 | 215 | 193 | 408 | 1.48 | 1.27 | 1.38 | 1.637 | 1.450 | 1.516 | 1.484 |
| 1932 | 195 | 216 | 411 | 1.38 | 1.46 | 1.42 | 1.611 | 1.495 | 1.524 | 1.510 |
| 1933 | 245 | 161 | 406 | 1.77 | 1.11 | 1.44 | 1.650 | 1.490 | 1.559 | 1.526 |
| 1934 | 198 | 194 | 392 | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 1.720 | 1.534 | 1.590 | 1.563 |
| 1935 | 219 | 196 | 415 | 1.66 | 1.42 | 1.53 | 1.694 | 1.578 | 1.595 | 1.587 |
| 1936 | 242 | 175 | 417 | 1.86 | 1.29 | 1.57 | 1.778 | 1.612 | 1.636 | 1.625 |
| 1937 | 181 | 186 | 367 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.788 | 1.634 | 1.632 | 1.633 |