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St Pancras 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table, shows the deaths from Cancer in the Borough during 1938.
| situation of disease. | ages. | Totals | wards. | No Address | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| Tongue | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | _ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Palate | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mouth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaw | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tonsil | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pharynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| (Esophagus | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pylorus | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Stomach | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Rectum | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | lb | 9 | — | 18 | 20 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Liver | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GallBladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pancreas | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| SmallIntestine | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caecum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| SplenicFlexure | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| SigmoidFlexure | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Intestine, notstated | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Omentum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peritoneum | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — |
| Lung | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 2 | — | 38 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Uterus | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1/ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ovary | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Breast | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 36 | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Kidney | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Testicle | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Skin | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Brain | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lymphosarcoma | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bones | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thyroid | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muscles | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SoftTissues, Thigh | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllSites | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 112 | 114 | 47 | 8 | 180 | 164 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 3 | — |