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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
Hampstead 1924
Report for the year 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health
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With reference to the greater number of deaths occurring among
females, it should be borne in mind that the population of the Borough
was found at the Census of 1921 to consist of 52,900 females and
33,253 males.
The question of site of the disease is very important. Taking
England and Wales as a whole, in women malignant growths of the
uterus and breast form far the largest contributor to the total mortality
from Cancer. The two most frequent sites in males are the stomach
and intestines.
The next tables give the anatomical distribution of the deaths
from Cancer in each sex:—
Males.
| Situation. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923, | 1924. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Oesophagus | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Stomach | 8 | 7 | 14 | 7 | |
| Liver and Gall Bladder | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Intestines | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| Rectum | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Other organs | 11 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 35 |
| Totals | 44 | 55 | 50 | 61 | 61 |
| Females. | |||||
| Tongue | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Oesophagus | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Stomach | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Liver and Gall Bladder | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Intestines | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| Rectum | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 3 |
| Uterus | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Breast | 13 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Other organs | 17 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 31 |
| Totals | 76 | 79 | 85 | 97 | 90 |