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Table 4 SIR and SMR for Rhodes study area compared with New South Wales and compared with Ryde and Concord SLAs for lung and bronchus carcinoma and haematopoietic cancers (based on 30 year counts)

From: Effect of a chemical manufacturing plant on community cancer rates

Cancer type

Number of cases/ number of deaths in Rhodes study area

Comparison Area

Case SIR (Indirectly Standardised)

95% Confidence Interval

Death SMR (Indirectly Standardised)

95% Confidence Interval

Lung and Bronchus Carcinomas

143/121

NSW

105.5

88.9–124.2

107.1

88.9–128.0

Haematopoietic neoplasms

85/46

NSW

80.6#

64.3–99.6

80.8

59.2–107.8

Lung and Bronchus Carcinomas

143/121

Concord & Ryde SLAs

115.7

97.5–136.3

116.2

96.4–138.8

Haematopoietic neoplasms

85/46

Concord & Ryde SLAs

75.0#

59.9–92.7

78.3

57.3–104.4

  1. Notes:
  2. SLA = Statistical Local Area
  3. SIR = Standardised Incidence Ratio
  4. SMR = Standardised Mortality Ratio
  5. # Statistically significantly lower than the comparison area
  6. * Statistically significantly higher than the comparison area