[Report 1985] / Medical Officer of Health, Jersey.

  • Jersey (Channel Islands). Council.
Date:
1985
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Credit: [Report 1985] / Medical Officer of Health, Jersey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE II - 1 Analysis of deaths from all forms of malignant disease registered 1985 Males Females Totals Buccal cavity and pharynx 3 — 3 Oesophagus 2 1 3 Stomach 2 7 9 Intestine, except rectum 5 11 16 Rectum and rectosigmoid junction . . 3 6 9 Trachea, bronchus and lung 43 10 53 Larynx 4 1 5 Bone — 1 1 Skin 1 3 4 Breast — 22 22 Cervix uteri — 3 3 Uterus — 3 3 Prostate 7 — 7 Other and unspecified sites 33 39 72 Leukaemia 3 3 6 Lymphatic and haemotopoietic tissue 5 1 6 Totals 111 111 222 The above figures include six deaths (3 males and 3 females) occurring in non-residents, but do not include nineteen Jersey residents (5 males and 14 females) who died from malignant disease out of the Island. In total 235 Jersey residents (113 males and 122 females) died from cancer, giving a rate of 309 per 100,000 persons compared with 275 in 1984. The Jersey rate is higher than the latest available figure for England of 267 per 100,000 persons in 1983.