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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

Wanstead and Woodford 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

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2. (a) Cancer. Particulars with reference to the prevalence of this
disease are as follows:—

Table: ANALYSIS OF DEATHS FROM CANCER.

ANALYSIS OF DEATHS FROM CANCER.

Site.Male.Female.Total
15—3535—4545—5555—65Over 6515—3535-4545-5555—65Over 65
Colon...1124.........5518
Liver............2............35
Rectum...1111............26
Stomach......125.........2111
Other Digestive Organs.........14............38
Lung.........32...1......18
Uterus.....................1...34
Ovaries...............2...1...14
Breast.....................2...47
Bones2.........1...............3
Prostate.........11...............2
Other Sites2......12...1...118
Total4231122224102484

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(6) Disinfection and Disinfestation. The disinfection of bedding and
similar articles is done by the saturated steam process in a WashingtonLyons
Disinfector; infected premises are sprayed with formalin and
fumigated by burning formalin tablets.
Number of rooms disinfected 366
Number of verminous rooms disinfested 19
Loads of bedding disinfected 218
Loads of bedding disinfected for Chigwell U.D.C. 144
Number of school classrooms disinfected 19
(c) Laboratory Work. The following specimens from Wanstead and
Woodford were dealt with by the Counties Public Health Laboratories: —
Diphtheria 686
Sputa 188
Typhoid 8
Ringworm —
Miscellaneous 65
Total 947
(d) Tuberculosis. Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925, and the Public Health Act, 1936, section 172. No action was
necessary with regard to persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis
employed in the milk trade.