London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finsbury 1910

Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1910

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The parts affected are set out below:—

Cancer and Malignant Disease of various parts of the body.1910.1901-9.Total.
Face, Tongue and Jaw136275
Throat, Neck and Gullet57277
Stomach1592107
Intestines13141154
Liver29092
Pancreas21618
Breast95867
Womb8108116
Various128698
Totals79725804

The sites of the disease differ in the two sexes—in man they are
chiefly those parts concerned with feeding and assimilation of food,
the mouth, tongue, liver and intestines, in women the parts concerned
with child bearing and reproduction, the womb and the
breast.
ALCOHOLISM.
Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of the Liver caused 40 deaths in
1910. Cirrhosis of the Liver is the euphemism under which, in
deference to the susceptibilities of relatives and friends, alcoholism
is masked on death certificates. It is quite uncommon to find
alcohol entered as a cau^e of death, except in the case of those
who are friendless, homeless, unknown, destitute, or who die in
the workhouse or workhouse infirmary.