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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 |
(a) Rodent ulcer of face.