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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
Carshalton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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There was a welcome fall in the deaths due to cancer. In the
year before, the death rate from this disease had reached its highest
level at 1.66 per 1,000 population. For 1946 the rate fell to 1.08,
there being 65 deaths from this cause as against 90.
| Ward. | Cancer Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population. |
|---|---|---|
The classification of cancer deaths by sites affected is given in Table 5.
| Group. | Site Affected. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |||
| – | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | ||||
| — | 2 | 2 | ||
| – | – | |||
| 10 | ||||
| — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 1 | ||||
| – | ||||
| – | 1 | 1 | ||
| – | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2 | – | |||
| 1 | – | 1 | ||
| 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 1 | — | 1 | ||
| — | 1 | 1 | ||
| • |
Average age at death—
Males 66.4 yrs.
Females 66.3 „
All persons 66.3 „
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