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praxis, negligence See. by local supervising authority
(the London County Council) and subsequent adjudication
thereon by the Board.
Shortly after the issue of the new regulations a
circular letter was sent stating that under certain
conditions the Board would be prepared to sanction
fully qualified midwives taking entire charge of lyingin
cases among women in poor-law institutions, the
objections which had previously held against this
practice having ceased to be generally applicable.
CANCER.
By order of the Local Government Board the
following diseases are included under this head:—
Cancer, Carcinoma, Malignant disease, Schirrus,
Epithelioma, Sarcoma, Villous tumour, Papilloma of
bladder, and Rodent ulcer. The various forms of
cancerous disease caused 112 deaths, all of which
except four were amongst persons aged over 25 years.
I estimate the number of persons over this age living
in Bethnal Green at 57,100; on this number the cancer
mortality was 1.9 per thousand. The organs and
parts of the body chiefly affected by the various forms
of malignant disease were as under:—
Stomach 21
Intestines 21
Liver and Pancreas 15
Uterus and female organs of generation 13
Lung and mediastium 6
Jaw, Face and Orbit 5
Tongue 5
Larynx 4
Female Breast 4
Bladder 3
(Esophagus 2