[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • West Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deaths allocated to sex and principal sites since 1950 are given in the subjoined table:— Year Stomach Lung, Bronchus Breast Uterus Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms Leukaemia, Aleukaemia Total All Sites 1950 M. F. 294 290 280 57 1 250 142 820 725 30 19 1,435 1 485 T. 584 337 251 142 1,545 49 2,908 1951 M. F. 302 228 302 58 253 166 855 636 26 31 1,485 1 372 T. 530 360 253 166 1,491 57 2,857 1952 M. F. T. 358 218 576 335 60 395 284 284 157 157 899 681 1,580 30 32 62 1,622 1,432 3,054 1953 M. F. T. 298 242 540 381 63 444 5 283 288 156 156 811 680 1,491 33 38 71 1,528 1,462 2,990 1954 M. F. T. 349 264 613 404 61 465 1 285 286 172 172 886 719 1,605 29 40 69 1,669 1,541 3,210 1955 M. F. T. 301 214 515 393 72 465 2 305 307 153 153 842 684 1,526 46 40 86 1,584 1,468 3,052 1956 M. F. T. 1 298 203 501 439 80 519 5 272 277 145 145 773 780 1,553 38 33 71 1,553 1,513 3,066 1957 M. F. ! T. j 301 216 517 | 473 66 539 2 296 298 144 144 832 638 1,470 39 38 77 1,647 1,398 3,045 CTr_.„t. f f u Ling and bronchus has assumed the position of leading site of malignant positions^01 mach’ the remainder of the separately classified sites maintaining their relative During 1957 cancer of lung and bronchus accounted for 539 deaths (473 males 66 females'! niChth°nCe ag3in IS thC h‘S.hlSt annual total recorded. Deaths from this group increased by 4 per cent over the previous year and by 60 per cent, as compared with deaths in 1950. Mortality in males is aerenntUI!Ctd ^ Sh°WS a Progressive increase year by year. The incidence of lung cancer is widely accepted to be associated with tobacco smoking and, to some extent, with atmospheric pollution! smoldna2Jnlt JU°e the r1Sfini?ter of Health drew attention to the Medical Research Council Report on woking and cancer of the lung. The Medical Research Council concluded that the most reasonable of the great ^crease in deaths from lung cancer in males during the past 25 years is that a major part of it is caused by smoking tobacco, particularly heavy cigarette smoking Steps taken to ensure that this opinion is brought effectively to the public’s notice and the endeavours made EducationTn^page1??”881 SCh°01 chlldren an unfashionable accomplishment are referred to in Health tnaJ? °l der t0 atterbPt an evaluation of the relationship of tobacco smoking and air pollution acting ogether as a cause of lung cancer, Dr. Stocks of the British Empire Cancer Campaign is undertakinf a survey in selected County Districts to which reference is made on page 88. fJ.es1jons of the Nfrvous System. In this group (cerebral haemorrhage, etc.) there were 3 172 Thi1I1C represent 17 per cent, of deaths all causes and a death rate of 1 -95 per 1,000 population Vided and lts P,0Sltl°” as chief klIlin8 disease, for which a separate classification is pro- 52d5dner rpnt1S ^L^3* that 29 6 Per cent- of the deaths were of persons aged 65 to 74 years and 52-5 per cent, aged 75 years or more. * The number of deaths assigned to this group of diseases, apart from the slight recession in 1956 introducedSSAt aee^mfd^is ^ S1Ce 195°’ when the revised International Classification was • Al age.s under 45 years there was no appreciable sex variation, but at older ages mortalitv was heavier in females, being especially apparent in the 75 years and over group. g Y ^lrlC,rCUlat°ry J?,seases* Mortality from this group of diseases was less in 1957 than in the p evious three years. There were 6,978 deaths, equivalent to a rate of 4-30 per 1 000 DODulation compared w„h 7,230 deaihs and a rate of 4 47 in 1956 and 7.055 (440, for the avilage ofThe yea£ In 0tl]er d!seases,mainly associated with middle and old age, the number of deaths ascribed cannot b^exnermd^0 7 degeneratlvenca?egories, although liable to fluctuations from year to vear, t. \ot exPected t0 decrease generally in an ageing population. Slightly more than 76 per cent of le u-s* mZ? °f PerA°nS aged 65 years or ^er, with 21 per cent, between the ages oMS and 64 m de d^. dCr m yea[S thCre Wau a Sllght excess of male deaths> at ages from 45 to 74 years male deaths were significantly greater, but at higher ages deaths of females were 1J times heavier.