London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Paddington 1898
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1898
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Parts of the body affected with "Cancer."
| 1898. | Nobth. | South. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |||||
| C. | 0. | 0. | o. | C. | 0. | C. | o. | |
| 1. Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2. Organs of Special Sense | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Circulatory and Respiratory | ||||||||
| Systems | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lungs | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Digestive System — | ||||||||
| Tongue | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pharynx | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Œsophagus | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Stomach | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Intestine | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Reotum | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Liver | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Elsewhere | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Lymphatics and other Glands | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. Urinary System— | ||||||||
| Kidney | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Bladder | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Generative System— | ||||||||
| External Organs | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ovary | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Uterus | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Breast | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 |
| 8. Osseous System — | ||||||||
| Upper Extremity | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lower Extremity | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Head | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9. Integumentary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 10. Incompletely located | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| 11. No location specified | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 22 | 4 | 48 | 8 | 4 | ... | 27 | 2 |
"C." includes cancer, carcinoma, and malignant disease.
"O." includes scirrlius, epithelioma, and sarcoma.
no appearances of any special areas in the analysis of
last year's deaths. The allocation will be continued
in the future, and extended into earlier years as
opportunity occurs.