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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
London County Council 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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We should like to express acknowledgements of the hard and efficient work
which the staff of the department have done during the year. Radiotherapy is
an exacting form of treatment and can only be carried out efficiently by a staff whose
keenness and good team work are of a high order. We have been very fortunate
in the staff that we have had during the year to work with us.
T able 1.
| Disease. | Male. | Female. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved. | Not improved. | Died. | Improved. | Not improved. | Died. | |
| Melanotic sarcoma and carcinoma | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sarcoma of muscle | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ lymphatic glands | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| „ retroperitoneal | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ periosteum | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| „ femur | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| „ scapula | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| „ humerus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| pelvic bones | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| ,, tibia | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Glioma of cerebrum | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Tumour of pineal gland | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ brain | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Meningeioma | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rodent ulcer | 25 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Carcinomatosis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carcinoma—primary unknown | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| „ conjunctiva | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ middle ear | 3 | — | ._ | 1 | — | — |
| „ nasal fossa | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| „ maxillary antrum | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 2 |
| .Malignant disease of nasopharynx | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carcinoma of larynx | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| „ extrinsic | 12 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Branchial cyst | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carcinoma of bronchus | 5 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 2 |
| „ lung (primary) | 4 | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | — |
| Malignant disease of mediastinum | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Carcinoma of lip | 15 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| „ buccal mucous membrane | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ floor of mouth | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Malignant disease of jaw | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Carcinoma of parotid | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| „ palate | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| „ tongue | 41 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| l,ymphoepithelioma (Schmincke) | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Carcinoma of pharynx | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| „ tonsil | 13 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | — |
| „ hypopharynx | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| „ cesophagus | 13 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 |
| „ stomach | 4 | — | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| ,, pylorus | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| appendix | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Carcinoma of colon, intestinal obstruction (caecum) | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| „ „ (ascending colon) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| „ „ (transverse colon) | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| „ „ (pelvic colon) | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| „ „ (general peritonitis) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, „ (rectum) Carcinoma of anus | 22 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| „ pancreas | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Malignant disease of liver | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Carcinoma of gall bladder | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| „ bile duct | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |