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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
Finsbury 1911
Report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1911
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Most of the deaths occur between 50 and 70 years;—between
40 and 50 the females exceed the males, between 50 and 60 the
sexes are very nearly equal—after 60 the males are the more
numerous.
The parts affected are set out below:—
| Cancer of various parts of the body. | 1911. | 1901-10. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face, Tongue and Jaw | 6 | 75 | 81 | |
| Throat, Neck and Gullet | 9 | 77 | 86 | |
| Stomach | 5 | 107 | 112 | |
| Intestines | 16 | 154 | 170 | |
| Liver | 8 | 92 | 100 | |
| Pancreas | 3 | 18 | 21 | |
| Breast | 11 | 67 | 78 | |
| Womb | 13 | 116 | 129 | |
| Various | 10 | 98 | 108 | |
| Totals | 81 | 804 | 885 | |
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 woman the
parts concerned with child bearing and reproduction, the womb,
and the breast.
ALCOHOLISM.
Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of the Liver caused 29 deaths in
1911. 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 cause of death, except in the case of those
who are friendless, homeless, unknown, destitute, or who die in
the workhouse or workhouse infirmary.