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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
Leyton 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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This arrangement for obtaining bacteriological diagnosis is
also available for the use of the Medical Officer of Health.
The following is the number of bacteriological examinations made during the year :—
| Diphtheria. | 77 |
| Ringworm | 35 |
| Sputum | 21 |
| Widal's Test | 2 |
| 135 |
CANCER.
In 1908 Cancer caused 84 deaths.
„ 1909 „ „ 83
„ 1910 „ „ 87
„ 1911 „ „ 99
Our death.rate from Cancer is .89 per 1,000 of the population.
The following list gives the seat of the disease and the sex of the person dying of Cancer :—
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tongue | 1 | — |
| Jaw | — | 2 |
| Face | — | 1 |
| Tonsil | 1 | - |
| Œsophagus | 11 | - |
| Stomach | 7 | 6 |
| Liver | 3 | 5 |
| Bowels | 7 | 6 |
| Abdomen | 3 | — |
| Chest | — | 1 |
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