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Paddington 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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APPENDIX : CANCER—MALIGNANT DISBASE.

Table: TABLE XVI. CANCER: MALIGNANT DISEASE. 1921. Borough.

TABLE XVI. CANCER: MALIGNANT DISEASE. 1921. Borough.

Site of Disease.Carcinoma.Cancer.Epithelioma.ScirrhusSarcoma.Malignant Disease.Other FormsAll Forms.
M.FM.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
I. Nervous System
II. Organs of Special Sense—
(6) Spinal Cord...1.......................................1
III. Respiratory System—
(a) Larynx5...I.................................6....
(b) Lung...1.......................................1
IV. Circulatory System
V. Digestive System—
(a) Mouth—
(i.) Tongue31......2...........................51
(ii.) Mouth............2...........................2...
(b) Throat—
(i.) Pharynx2.............. .........................2...
(ii.) (Esophagus11......21...........................122
(c) Intestines—
(i.) Stomach161213.....................1......1716
(ii.) Intestine512....................................512
(iii.) Rectum101312........................1115
(d) Organs—
(t.) Liver4911............11......611
(ii.) Pancreas231...........................33
(e) Peritoneum1.................................1...
VI.Lymphatic System—
(6) Thorax—
(i.) Mediastinal Glands........................12............12
VII.Urinary System—
(a) Kidney........................12............12
(b) Bladder221..............................32
(c) Prostate6.......................................6...
VIII.Generative System—
(a) Ovary, Testicle...7...2............1......1......110
(b) Uterus...204.................................24
(c) External Genitals2.......................................2...
(d) Breast...26.......................................26
IX. Osseous & Muscular Systems........................11............11
X. Cutaneous System—
(a) Head and Neck......1...21.........1......1143
XI. Not sufficiently described112...............i...............41
Totals7010891471......56181193133
Ages at Death.0-........................2......1......21
20-................................................
25-.....................11...1......12
35-110.... . .........................110
45-1327462.........12.........12036
55-23313331......21...1...3137
65-2724...21.........11............2927
75-616231..................1......920