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Carshalton 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1957.

WardCancer DeathsRate per 1,000 Estimated Population
St. Helier North141.70
St. Helier South172.38
St. Helier West101.33
North-East141.44
North-West101.39
Central142.41
South-East121.42
South-West121.84

The classification of the cancer deaths by sites affected is given in
Table 5.

TABLE 5. CANCER DEATHS, 1957.

GroupSite AffectedMaleFemaleTotal
Digestive Organs—
142Parotid gland1–1
150Oesophagus112
151Stomach11920
153Colon437
154Rectum628
156Liver112
157Pancreas–33
158Peritoneum–11
Respiratory System—
161Larynx ......3–3
162Lungs and Bronchus23225
Breast and Genito-Urinary—
170Breast–66
171/4Uterus–22
175Ovary–33
177Prostate3–3
178Testis1–1
180Kidney1–1
181Bladder224
Other Sites—
192Eye–11
193Brain & Nervous Tissue–11
199Unspecified415
201Lymphatic Tissues224
6340103

Average age at death:
Males 61.2 years
Females 62.6 years
All persons 61.7 years
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