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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
Hackney 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| 75 years. | Pulmonary embolism.fall at home | popliteal thrombosis.fractured tibia. | |
| 83 years. | Suppurative.bronchitis following fractured femur. | due to fall. | |
| 85 years. | Bronchopneumonia. | Fractured neck of femur sustained when she fell at her home. | |
| 86 years | Coal gas poisoning. | Turned on and failed to light gas tap at home. | |
MALIGNANT DISEASE
(a) All sites The 357 deaths in 1958 from malignant disease showed the following age sex and site distribution:-
| Age.group | Stomach | Lung,.bronchus | Breast | Uterus | Other | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Under.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-4. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| 15-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 25-44 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 45-64 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 7 | - | 19 | - | 7 | 21 | 30 | 141 |
| 65-74 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 3 | 21 | 31 | 109 |
| 75.and.upwards | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 15 | 30 | 80 |
| Totals | 21 | 24 | 85 | 13 | - | 35 | - | 13 | 65 | 101 | 357 |
(b) Lung and bronchus The following tables give details of the deaths and death rates from cancer of the lung and bronchus since 1946
| Year | Male | Female | Total | Rate.per.1,000.population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 47 | 12 | 59 | 0..35 |
| 1947 | 44 | 9 | 53 | 0.30 |
| 1948 | 47 | 20 | 67 | 0.39 |
| 1949 | 53 | 16 | 69 | 0.40 |
| 1950 | 60 | 8 | 68 | 0.39 |
| 1951 | 66 | 13 | 79 | 0.46 |
| 1952 | 62 | 16 | 78 | 0.46 |
| 1953 | 78 | 14 | 92 | 0.54 |
| 1954 | 75 | 11 | 86 | 0.51 |
| 1955 | 60 | 15 | 75 | 0.45 |
| 1956 | 76 | 8 | 84 | 0.51 |
| 1957 | 96 | 16 | 112 | 0.68 |
| 1958 | 85 | 13 | 98 | 0.60 |
Comparative death rates per 1,000 population from malignant disease of lung and bronchus since 1950:-
| Year | Hackney | CountyofLondon | Engl.and. & Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0..39 | 0.43 | 0.28 |
| 1951 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.30 |
| 1952 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0..32 |
| 1953 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.34 |
| 1954 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.37 |
| 1955 | 0.45 | 0.57 | 0.39 |
| 1956 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.41 |
| 1957 | 0..68 | 0.61 | 0.43 |
| 1958 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.44 |