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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
Fulham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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The yearly death-rates from Cancer since 1920 have been as follows :—
| 1920 | 1.19 | 1929 | 1.53 |
| 1921 | 132 | 1930 | 1.57 |
| 1922 | 1.27 | 1931 | 1.51 |
| 1923 | 1.31 | 1932 | 1.57 |
| 1924 | 1.35 | 1933 | 1.62 |
| 1925 | 1.20 | 1934 | 1.86 |
| 1926 | 1.59 | 1935 | 1.52 |
| 1927 | 1.36 | 1936 | 1.77 |
| 1928 | 1.38 | 1937 | 1.73 |
The details of these removals and additions are as follows:—
| Pulmonary: | Non-Pulmonary: | TOTALS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Number of cases on Register at commencement of 1937 | 591 | 585 | 299 | 309 | 1,784 |
| Number of cases removed during the year | 231 | 202 | 111 | 71 | 614 |
| 360 | 383 | 188 | 238 | 1,170 | |
| Number of cases notified for the first time during the year | 108 | 96 | 12 | 17 | 233 |
| Number of cases coming to knowledge of Medical Officer of Health otherwise than by formal notification | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 21 |
| Number of cases remaining on Register at end of year | 479 | 489 | 201 | 255 | 1,424 |