[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth R.D.C.
- Cockermouth (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1946
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CANCER. I Cancer proved fatal in Gl7 cases, as follows;— System Primary Organ Males Alimentary Oesophagus ... i Stomach ... 3 liowel Glandular Breast Parotid Bronchial Lymphatic ... i Urinary Bladder Respiratory Lung and Bronchus ... 3 Larynx ... i Reproductive Uterus Ovary Penis ... I Other ilip ... i Retro-peritoneal Eye Females 1 4 3 2 1 I 1 1 I I 3 ot the deaths (2in if) 6 (2m 40 II (5^61) 5 M (1^40 2 (im If) occurred among persons between 40 and 50 years of age ,, ,, 50 and bo I. ,f rO and JO ,, • I II 70 and 80 ,, „ „ 80 and 90 The 27 deaths correspond to a death rate of L.3 per 1,000 of the population as compared with 23 deaths aind a death rate of 1.29 in 1945. Approxiirtateiy out of every 8 deaths of persons in this district one was due to cancer. TUBERCULOSIS. Vide also page 27 There were G deaths due to Tuberculosis. Males F emuk'S Resinratory System 3 1 Other Forms 0 2 All cases 3 3 T( tal 4 2 6 All of the deaths were of previously notified cases in this district. The total gives a tuberculosis fall forinis) death rate of .33 ])cr 1,000 of the population, as compared with .39 for 1945. , The “Consumption” (i.e. Pulmonary Tuberculosis) Death Rate was .22 per 1,000 of llii' i-oimlalion, as comiuarcd willi last: year's figure of .28.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29117811_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
