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Paddington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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CANCER.
TABLE 40. Cancer : Malignant Disease. 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| II. Organs of Special Sense. | |||||||||||||||||
| III. Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||||||
| (£) Lungs | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| IV. Circulatory System | |||||||||||||||||
| V. Digestive System. | |||||||||||||||||
| (a) Mouth. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (».) Tongue | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | —- | ||
| (b) Throat. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| (c) Intestines. | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | ||
| (d) Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| (i.) Liver | 4 | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | |
| 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| (e) Peritoneum | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| VI. Lymphatic System. | |||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| (f.) Mediastinal | |||||||||||||||||
| Glands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
| VII. Urinary System. | |||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| (c) Prostate | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
| VIII. Generative System. | |||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| (b) Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |
| — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| — | 13 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | ||
| IX. Osseous System. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| X. Cutaneous System | |||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1(a) | — | 1 | ||
| (c) Abdomen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| XI. Insufficiently | |||||||||||||||||
| described | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Totals | 44 | 81 | 5 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 65 | 120 | ||
| Ages at Death. a | 0— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| 35— | 3 | 7 | _ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | |
| 45— | 18 | 19 | 1 | 5 | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 20 | 27 | |
| 55— | 10 | 20 | 2 | 4 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 26 | |
| 65— | 11 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 15 | 26 | ||||||
| 75- | 1 | 15 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 28 | |
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