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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
Ilford 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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CANCER.
Per 1,000
In 1909 there were 57 deaths, giving a death-rate of .76
„ 1908 „ 55 „ „ „ .77
„ 1907 „ 42 „ „ „ .62
„ 1906 „ 54 „ „ „ .82
„ 1905 „ 33 „ „ „ .54
In one of the new roads where there were four cases of
this disease I made enquiries, and found they were all imported,
that is, the people had been living in other parts of
London, and had come into this neighbourhood with Cancer
already in existence.