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Paddington 1914

Report on the vital statistics and the work of the Public Health Department for the years 1914-18 (inclusive)

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appendix : cancer. 55

Table: TABLE VII. . Cancer : Malignant Disease. 1914-18. Borough.

TABLE VII. . Cancer : Malignant Disease. 1914-18. Borough.

Site of Disease.Carcinoma.Cancer.Epithelioma.Scirrhus.Sarcoma.Malignant Disease.Other Forms.All Forms.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
I. Nervous System—
(a) Brain......1..................11.........21
11. Organs of Special Sense— (a) Ear............1...........................1...
(c) Nose1.......................................1...
III. Respiratory System-
(a) Larynx7.........5...............1.........13...
(b) Lungs22....................................22
IV. Circulatory System
V. Digestive System—
(a) Mouth—
(i.) Tongue1616...52........................273
(ii.) Glands, etc.9...3...32......1...............162
(b) Throat—
(i.) Pharynx313...1...........................71
(ii.) (Esophagus (c) Intestines—26572...1............63...13912
(i.) Stomach43461471...1...11310......6364
(ii.) Intestine284814...1.........1510......3464
(iii.) Rectum27372821............22......3348
(d) Organs—
(i). Liver1434819............1...29......2562
(ii.) Pancreas10721.........1..................129
(e.) Peritoneum......1...............1...............2...
(/) Omentum and Mesentery...3...1..................11......15
VI. Lymphatic System—
(a) Head and Neck—
(i.) Thyroid Gland12...1.....................3......16
(ii.) Cervical Glands3...1......1......82............123
(b) Thorax—
(i.) Mediastinal Glands1.....................321...1...62
(c) Abdomen—
(i.) Spleen...1.......................................1
(ii.) Mesenteric Glands...1...........................1.........2
(d) Extremities—
(ii.) Inguinal Glands...1.......................................1
(e) General........................1...............1...
VII. Urinary System—
(a) Kidney12...1............234.........76
(b) Bladder9721..................1...1...138
(c) Prostate13...3.....................2.........18...
VIII. Generative System—
(a) Testicle Ovary117...2...............119...1230
(b) Uterus...82...24...1.........1...8.........116
(c) External Genitals23......15........................38
(d) Breast...80...30...1...15.........3.........129
IX. Osseous System—1611............461...11814
X. Cutaneous System—
(a) Head and Neck6111211......2......1*...115
(b) Thorax...............1......1...............11
(d) Extremities
(ii.) Lower............12.........1............13
XI. Insufficiently described4512............3121......109
Totals2283925710522192162622336043372617
Ages at Death.0-...........................2...............2
10-........................3...............3...
15-.........1...............1...............2
20-...........................2...............2
25-4811............11......11711
35-1034342213238......2151
45-4889112431...353111...168132
55-6997233553...3567152...111159
65-731041224107...2731814......122154
75-246071626...7224121140104

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*Rodent ulcer of nose.