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St Pancras 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table, which is compiled by the Registrar—General shows the deaths from Cancer in the Borough of St. Pancras from 1st January to 31st December, 1936.
| SITUATION OF DISEASE. | AGES. | SEX. | CANCER DEATHS IN EACH WARD. | No Address. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0—15 | 15—20 | 20—25 | 25—35 | 35—45 | 45—55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75—85 | 85 & up | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Total—all situations | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 58 | 87 | 123 | 56 | 6 | 190 | 171 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 4 |
| Lip | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | —_ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tongue | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | —_ | —— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cheek (internal) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Palate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mouth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jaw | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tonsil | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pharynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | —_ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| (Esophagus | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | — | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Stomach | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 11 | — | 29 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rectum | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | — | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Liver | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gall Bladder | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pancreas | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Caecum | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Hepatic Flexure | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Sigmoid | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Colon | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | 12 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | _ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Peritoneum | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Intestine (not described) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larynx | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | I | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Lung | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | — | 36 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 13 | — | 3 | —_ | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Mediastinum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uterus | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Ovary | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vulva | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Breast | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | —— | |
| Kidney | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 39 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | —_ | — | _ |
| Bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Penis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Testes | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skin | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Brain | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bones | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Others | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |