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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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increase in death from cancer of the lungs. No fewer than 30 such deaths
were recorded as compared with 11 in the year before and an average of
13.5 in the ten previous years. As will be seen from Table 5 which
follows, cancer of this site was nine times more common in the male
than in the female.
CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1953
| Ward | Cancer Deaths | Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population |
|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | 10 | 1.15 |
| St. Helier South | 9 | 1.26 |
| St. Helier West | 15 | 1.85 |
| North-East | 18 | 1.80 |
| North-West | 16 | 2.15 |
| Central | 16 | 2.67 |
| South-East | 23 | 2.84 |
| South-West | 19 | 2.97 |
The classification of the cancer deaths by sites affected is given in Table 5.
TABLE 5
| Group | Site Affected | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digestive Organs— | ||||
| 142 | Parotid | 1 | — | 1 |
| 144 | Palate | 1 | — | 1 |
| 150 | Oesophagus | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 151 | Stomach | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 153 | Colon | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 154 | Rectum | — | 3 | 3 |
| 155 | Liver and gall bladde | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 157 | Pancreas | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 158 | Peritoneum Respiratory System— | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 162 | Lungs and Bronchus Breast and Genito-Urinary— | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| 170 | Breast | — | 10 | 10 |
| 171/4 | Uterus | — | 3 | 3 |
| 175 | Ovary | — | 4 | 4 |
| 177 | Prostate | 6 | — | 6 |
| 179 | Penis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 180 | Kidney | — | 1 | 1 |
| 181 | Bladder Other Sites | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 191 | Skin | — | 1 | 1 |
| 193 | Brain | 1 | — | 1 |
| 194 | Thyroid | — | 2 | 2 |
| 196 | Bone | — | 1 | 1 |
| 199 | Unspecified | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 200/5 | Lymphatic tissue | 2 | — | 2 |
Average age at death:
Males 63.3 years
Females 63.6 years
All persons 63. 4 years
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