Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg.

  • Johannesburg (South Africa)
Date:
[1932]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MALIGNANT DISEASE OK CANCEK. During 1931-32 the deaths from cancer numbered 205 Whites (including 31 non-residents), 39 Natives (including 17 non-residents)_, 12 Eurafricans (including 3 non-residents) and 3 Asiatics (including 1 non-resident), as com¬ pared with 197 Whites (including 38 non-residents), 31 Natives (including 4 non¬ residents), 8 Eurafricans (including 1 non-resident), and'3 Asiatics in 1930-31, and 208 Whites (including 32 non-residents), 29 Natives (including 6 non¬ residents), 13 Eurafricans (including 1 non-resident), and 4 Asiatics in 1929-30. Of the 205 Whites, 110 were males and 95 females, and 200 were over the age of 35 years, the rates being 0-85, 0-79 and 0-96 for the three years respec¬ tively, as compared with 1-45 per 1,000 for England and Wales in 1930. In the following table is set forth the part of the body affected: — Whites N atives Eurafricans Asiatics 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 Stomach . 92 87 98 7 4 13 5 2 3 2 2 3 Womb . 32 27 24 2 5 3 3 1 5 _ __ Breast . 19 20 23 2 2 2 2 2 1 , Liver . 10 11 9 15 16 13 1 _ 3 1 Neck and Throat ... 11 6 8 1 1 2 _ _ - . 1 Mouth. — 5 4 — 1 — — — — _ Tongue . 6 4 4 — — 1 — — -- i- „_ Lung. 3 3 5 — — 1 — — — __ . Rectum . 10 5 8 — — 1 1 — — _„ __ Prostate . 6 7 1 — — 3 -— 1 — , __ Head and Face. 3 1 2 1 — — — — _ Bladder . — 9 1 — 2 — -- 1 — _ __ Bones . 4 1 — — — — •- — — - __ Colon. 3 2 5 — —• — >— 1 — - - _ Spleen . — — 1 — — — •— — — _ _ _ Legs and Feet — 2 ■— — — — «- — — - . _ Hand and Arm ... 1 — — — — — -- — _ . Penis . — — 1 — — — _ _ Chest. 1 — — — — — _ _ _ Ear . . — 1 — — — _ _ _ ___ Kidney . 2 — 4 — — — — _ _ Glands . — 2 — — — — _ _ __ Brain . — 2 2 — — — _ _ _ Spine. 1 — — — — — — _ _ Unspecified. 3 3 5 1 — — 1 — — — — — Total. 20S 197 205 29 31 39 13 8 12 4 2 3 The figures show a slight increase in the number of deaths from this group of diseases amongst white persons. The desirability of seeking early treatment for these conditions is, as always, of paramount importance if treatment is to be successful. MEASLES. The death-rates per 1,000 were as follows:— 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30 1930-31. 1931-32 Whites . 0-08 0-02 0-005 0-02 001 Natives 0T3 0-04 0-02 0-006 0-04 Eurafricans. 0-21 — 0-05 _ 014 Asiatics ... . 0-15 0-14 — 0-12 —