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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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CANCER, 1913.
| Seat of Disease. | Carcinoma. | Sarcoma. | Cancer or Malignant. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Tongue | 1a | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Palate | 1b | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Pharynx | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| (Esophagus | 2 | 1f | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 |
| Stomach and (or) Pylorus | 3d | 5ceg | – | – | – | 1g | 3 | 6 |
| Liver | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| Pancreas | 1a | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Rectum | 3 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 5 |
| Colon | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Cœcum | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Ovary | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Pelvis | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Kidney | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Abdominal Glands | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Breast | – | 2h | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Uterus | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Vagina | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Vulva | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tibia | – | – | – | 1i | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 29 |
a Secondary in Cervical Glands.
b Do. Tongue and Throat.
c Do. Omentum.
d Do. Peritoneum.
e Do. Liver and Transverse Colon.
f Do. Neck.
g Do. Liver.
h Do. Liver and Pleura.
i Do. Sacrum and Lung.
Note.—A better classification might be made if my medical brethren
would be more definite in the terms of their death certificates, and avoid the
use of "Cancer" or "Malignant." If the disease were re-current, the original
seat of the disease should also be given first. If there had been an operation,
the date of it would be of great interest.