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Beddington and Wallington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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CANCER.
The following table gives the ages, sex and localisation of the disease in the 58 cases in which death was attributed to this cause: —
| 0-5 years. | 5-20 years. | 20-30 years | 30-40 years. | 40-50 years. | 50-60 years. | 60-70 years. | 70-80 years. | Over 80. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.F | M.F | M.F | M.F | M.F | M.F | M.F | M.F | M.F | M.F | |||||||||||
| Jaw | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tongue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thyroid Gland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Lungs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Ribs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Oesophagus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Peritoneum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pancreas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Large Intestine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Urinary Bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 3 | _ |
| Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Testicle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vulva | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Vaginal Wall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ovary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Rectum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 30 | |
During 1938, 58 deaths were registered as being due to Cancer,
showing a decrease of 13 deaths from this disease compared with 1937.