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Beddington and Wallington 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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During 1939, 56 deaths were registered as being due to Cancer,
showing a decrease of 2 deaths from this disease compared with 1938.
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CANCER.
The following table gives the ages, sex and locallsation of the disease in the 56 Cases in which death was attributed 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. | |
| Mouth | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | - | _ | __ | _ | _ | __ | 1 | _ |
| Tongue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Thyroid Gland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lungs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 |
| Oesophagus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
| Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pancreas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Large Intestine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Urinary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Ovary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rectum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 33 | |
CANCER.
The following table gives the ages, sex and localisation of the
disease in the 56 cases in which death was attributed to this cause: —