Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1901
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CAUSES OF DEATH.
TABLE 28.
Deaths from "Cancer." 1901.
| Ages at Death. | Registration Sub-District. | Paddington. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary. | St. John. | North-West Paddington. | |||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | |
| Under 5 years. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 5-25 „ | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| 25-35 „ | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| 35-45 „ | 3 | 7 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 45-55 „ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| 55-65 „ | 9 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 43 |
| 65-75 „ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| 75-85 „ | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 16 |
| 85-95 „ | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| 95- „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| All Ages. | 34 | 58 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 148 |
TABLE 29. Deaths from “Cancer.” 1901. Classified according to situation.
| St. Mary. | St. John. | North-West Paddington. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. | O. | C. | O. | C. | O. | |||||||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | |
| 1. Nervous System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2. Organs of Special Sense | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 3. Respiratory System | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 4. Circulatory System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 5. Digestive System— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Mouth | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| (b) Throat | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| (e) Intestines— | ||||||||||||
| i. Stomach | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| ii. Bowel | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| iii. Rectum | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| (d) Organs— | ||||||||||||
| i. Liver | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| ii. Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (e) Peritoneum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (f) Omentum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 6. Lymphatic System | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 7. Urinary System | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 8. Generative System— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Ovary | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (b) Uterus | .. | 19 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. |
| (c) External Organs | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (d) Breast | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 |
| 9. Osseous System— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Head | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (b) Thorax | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (c) Abdomen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (d) Extremities | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 10. Cutaneous System | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 11. Insufficiently described .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 29 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | .. | 7 | 5 | 11 | .. | 4 |
5“C.” includes cancer, carcinoma, and malignant disease.
includes sarcoma, scirrhus, epithelioma, &c.
"M."—Males. " F."—Females.