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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Cancer.
The various organs affected in their order of frequency may be gauged from the following list of deaths from cancer occurring during the year under review:—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Stomach | 14 | 14 |
| Oesophagus | 7 | — |
| Liver | 8 | 7 |
| Rectum | 9 | |
| Intestines | 8 | 16 |
| Uterus | — | 12 |
| Ovary | — | 3 |
| Breast | — | 13 |
| Tongue | 2 | — |
| Pancreas | 3 | 1 |
| Bladder | 2 | — |
| Prostate | 14 | — |
| Larynx | — | 1 |
| Lung | 5 | 3 |
| Glands | 4 | 1 |
| Bronchus | 4 | 2 |
| Other Sites | 14 | 7 |
| 94 | 85 |
Diabetes—Supply of Insulin.
In December, 1929, application was made to the
Ministry of Health to sanction (under Section 133 of the Public
Health Act) the provision by the Leyton Borough Council for a
period of six months of a temporary supply of Insulin for patients
suffering from diabetes among the poorer inhabitants of the
Borough. The Insulin is issued by the Medical Officer of Health,
and is supplied only to the Medical Practitioner undertaking the
treatment of the patient.
The Minister is furnished with a quarterly report by the Medical
Officer of Health giving an abstract of the reports forwarded by
the medical practitioners, the cost of the Insulin supplied by the
Borough Council and any general remarks as to the working of the
arrangements.