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148 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In Institutions within the Borough 16 deaths occurred from
Cancer, 11 males and five females. Four of these deaths occurred
in the Hostel of God, two in Tooting Home, one in the Workhouse,
one in H.M. Prison, and eight in private nursing homes.
107 of the deaths, 60 of males and 47 of females, occurred in
External Institutions, 50 in Workhouses and Workhouse Infirmaries,
and 57 in General and Special Hospitals.
73 of the total deaths occurred among females from Cancer
of the Breast or Uterus, compared with 74 in 1911, 63 in 1910, and
80 in 1909.
The greatest number of deaths occurred from Cancer of the
Intestines, which include Cancer of the Rectum. In regard to
this the Registrar General in his report for 1910 says, " In both
sexes the greatest relative increase and in the female sex the.
greatest absolute increase has been from Cancer of the Intestines,
the mortality attributed to which amongst women has practically
doubled during the last 14 years. Doubtless this is very
largely due to improved diagnosis. In the case of rectal Cancer
on the other hand the increase has been greater among men."
The next Table shows the death-rate per 100,000 for each of
the sub-districts and for the whole Borough for the year and for
the 10 preceding years.
TABLE LXXVI.