[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Christchurch Borough.
- Christchurch (Dorset, England). Borough Council
- Date:
- 1966
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Christchurch Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![LUNG CANCER: 19 deaths occurred from lung cancer, a reduction of 3 on the previous year, but maintaining our average annual deaths at 19*4 over the past five years Wiich compares unfavourably vdth the average of 13.2 over the previous five. Of the 19 deaths, 10 occurred under the age of 65. • ■ National lung cancer deaths rose by 620 to 27,019 with the rise in female deaths proportionately at a much higher rate than the males, v\here the rate of increase seems to be flattening out a little. It’is perhiaps too early to assess the significance' of this trend. Smoking remains the' principal cause and it is wrth^iiile repeating vdiat vjas said by Dr. Robert Logan, Director of the Medical Care Research Unit, University of ^lanchester at the Royal Society of Health Congress at Eastbourne in April I967'- “The working man's personal air pollution from cigarette smoldlng is the common and daninant factor in this self destruction, from coronary catastrophy, lung cancel and bronchitis, at least, GENERAL PflOVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES THE AREA: 1, Laboratory facilities. The Borough is very well served by the Public Health Laboratory at Boscombe, vjhich is under the direction of Dr. G.J.G.King, The following list of specimens from the area, examined at the Laboratory during the year, has been kindly supplied by the Director, Faeces and Urine ... 80 Ice Cream ... ... 174 Vj3,to]r • • • ^ ^ ... 72 Food ... ... 13 Other Sanitary’ ... 36 Nose and Throat ...• 27 Other human., ... 1 401](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29111869_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
