Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Below is given a table showing the number of deaths and death rates due to malignant disease in this Borough for the 10 years ending 1929:—
Years | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
London Borough of Hackney | Death from Cancer | 246 | 289 | 285 | 303 | 310 | 301 | 322 | 302 | 340 | 340 |
Death-rate per 1,000 | 1.09 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.40 | 1.34 | 1.56 | 1.59 | |||
Death.rate per 1,000 | 1.20 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1'40 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 143 | 1.48 | 1.51 |
CANCER, 1929.
Analysis of the Deaths from Cancer, Malignant Tumour, Sarcoma
and other forms.
CANCER, 1929.
Analysis of the Deaths from Cance, Malignant Tumour, Sarcoma and other forms.
1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65-75 | 75-85 | 85 and up. wards. | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brain and Meninges | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 |
Mouth and Annexa | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ... | 18 |
(Esophagus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | 18 |
Stomach | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 68 |
Pancreas | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 |
Intestine (large or small) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 13 | l | 47 |
Rectum | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ... | 21 |
Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | ... | 23 |
Larynx | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 8 |
Lung | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 14 |
Bladder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | 15 |
Breast | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
Uterus and appendages | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ... | 31 |
Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
Other and ill-defined | |||||||||||
situations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ... | 21 | |
1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 18 | 65 | 87 | 103 | 57 | 3 | 340 |