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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
Barking 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The following table shows the organs affected, according to the returns of certified causes of death.
| Organ. | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|
| Abdomen | — | 1 |
| Arm | — | 2 |
| Axilla | 1 | — |
| Bladder | 2 | — |
| Bowel | 2 | — |
| Brain | 1 | — |
| Breast | — | 5 |
| Cervical glands | 1 | — |
| Cervix | — | 1 |
| Colon | 2 | 1 |
| Heel | 1 | — |
| Jaw and Tongue | 1 | — |
| Kidney | 1 | — |
| Larynx | 1 | — |
| Liver | 3 | — |
| Lung | 5 | 2 |
| Maxilla | 1 | — |
| Mediastinum | 2 | 1 |
| Neck | 1 | 1 |
| Oesophagus | 2 | — |
| Omentum | — | 1 |
| Ovaries | — | 1 |
| Peritoneum | — | 1 |
| Prostate | 1 | — |
| Pylorus | 1 | — |
| Rectum | 2 | 7 |
| Sigmoid | 1 | — |
| Stomach | 3 | 4 |
| Tongue | 1 | — |
| Uterus | — | 3 |
| 36 | 31 |
These tables show the prevalence of cancer, the occupations and sex of the
patients, and the organs affected.