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Deptford 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Deaths from Cancer by Sex and Age.
Average,
Year
Sex
Under 25
years
25 to 45
years
45 to 65
years
65 to 75
years
75 years
and upwards
Totals
1925.29
Male
1.0
5.8
38.0
24.4
11.0
Female
0.6
7.4
36.2
21.2
13.4
1930
Male
1
3
36
24
15
79
Female
1
13
30
16
17
77
Total
2
16
66
40
32
156
1931
Male
1
4
47
24
11
87
Female
—
8
43
22
14
87
Total
1
12
90
46
25
174
1932
Male
1
5
41
31
17
95
Female
1
5
39
29
14
88
Total
2
10
80
60
31
183
1933
Male
1
4
33
24
14
76
Female
4
30
13
14
61
Total
1
8
63
37
28
137
1934
Male
—
3
42
29
15
89
Female
—
5
48
26
0 21
100
Total
—
8
90
55
36
189
1935
Male
5
34
36
26
101
Female
—
2
26
21
17
66
Total
—
7
60
57
43
167
1936
Male
3
32
36
21
92
Female
—
9
35
21
19
84
Total
—
12
67
57
49
176
Diabetes.
To meet the difficulty that some uninsured persons might experience
in obtaining supplies of Insulin, the Borough Council decided to make
such provision for necessitous persons. In one instance a supply was
granted during the year under report.
Infective Jaundice.
No case of this disease was reported to me.