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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
Marylebone 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Cancer. Ages at Death.
| Ages. | Under 10 | 10 and under 20 | 20 and under 30 | 30 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 50 and under 60 | 60 and under 70 | 70 and upwards | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 63 |
| Females | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 75 | |
| Totals | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 30 | 43 | 138 |
Cancer. Situation of the Disease.
| Parts of the body affected. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face, Tongue, Jaw | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Throat, Neck, Gullet | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Stomach | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Intestines | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Liver | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Breast | — | 8 | 8 |
| Uterus and Generative Organs | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| Various | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| Totals | 63 | 75 | 138 |
The following table, which was included for the first time in the Report for 1912 is repeated, as it lends further support to the view then expressed that cancer was in no sense a class disease, since if those who died at home or in nursing homes are taken to represent the rich or well-to-do, and those who died in hospitals or the infirmary the less favourably circumstanced, the one group suffered equally with the other.
| At Home | In Nursing Homes. | In Hospitals. | In Infirmary. | In Asylums. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 20 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 63 |
| Females | 34 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 75 |
| Totals. | 54 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 6 | 138 |
ALCOHOLISM.
The number of deaths certified as directly due to alcoholism was 4, 4 less
than in 1913. Cirrhosis of the liver, a condition in most cases probably resulting
from abuse of alcohol, was held to be accountable for 18 deaths as against 19 in the
previous year.