[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough.

  • Halifax (England). County Borough Council. nb2008024085.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cancer. The following Table shows the deathrate from malignant disease (cancer) in Halifax during the last 30 years. It is based on deaths certified as due to cancer, and the apparent increase may be perhaps partly accounted for by improved diagnosis in recent years. A real increase in the number of cases is natural, because people now live longer on the average than formerly, and therefore more people reach the ages at which cancer is common. With a falling birthrate and increased average longevity the population is changing, the proportion of elderly people in the community being greater than formerly ; it is middle-aged and elderly people who are most liable to suffer from cancer, and therefore the cancer deathrate has been slowly increasing. Deathrate • Deathrate Year per 1,000 Year per 1,000 Population Population 1896 IT 1911 IT 1897 T 1912 IT 1898 ’6 1913 1*4 1899 7 1914 1'3 1900 •7 1915 1-2 1901 '8 1916 1*2 1902 •8 1917 1’5 1903 ro 1918 1*3 1904 '8 1919 1’5 1905 ro 1920 *8 1906 •9 1921 1’4 1907 IT 1922 1‘4 1908 ro 1923 1’4 1909 T8 1924 1’5 1910 ro 1925 1*6 It may not be out of place to give here a few hints on cancer :— 1. There is always a chance that cancer can be cured if discovered early. 2. Do not get into a state of worry about cancer—if you suspect that you have it, go and ask your doctor to examine you to settle the question.