[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.

  • Cumberland (England). County Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CANCER. In ]fl40 there were 3.)2 deaths from cancer. This is a sliglit increase over the previous year, and is our peak ligure. The age and se.\ distril)ution of the deaths, and the aggregate of the Urban and Rural Districts are set out in the following tables. Deaths from cancer in Urban districts increased by 25 as compared with 1939, and deaths in Rural districts fell by 4. Under the County Council Scheme for the treatment of cancer, 11 cases were sent to the Radium Institute, Man- chester, and of these 10 were retained for in-patient treatment. Seven cases were admitted to the City General Hospital, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and 1 case was admitted to the North Lonsdale Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness. Attendances for after-care at the Out-patient Depart- ment at the North Lonsdale Hospital during the year amounted to 58. This is a decrease of 11 on the previous year. Two cases of cancer of the throat were dealt with at the Westminster Hospital, London. The Ministry of Health have further postponed the date for the submission of Schemes under the Cancer Act, 1939, and it looks as if further detailed consideration of this matter will now be deferred until the termination of the war. Cases of cancer from the County area dealt with at the Cumberland Inhrmary during the year amounted to 204. Of these 94 were new cases brought to notice during the year who were admitted as in-patients for investigation or treat- ment. The remainder were cases attending as out-patients for after-care and advice in continuation of treatment pre- viously received at the Infirmary. Cancer Deaths during 1940—By Age Groups. 1,5 -45 45-05 65 + All Ages Tot als. M. F. M. i F. M. F. M. F. Urhan Districts •S 6 36 30 36 42 77 78 Rural Llistricts . . 9 5 32 39 57 55 98 99 Whole County 14 (S8 69 93 97 155 197 1 2 5 1.37 190 352