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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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CANCER,
There were 205 deaths during the year, giving a death rate of
1.71 per thousand of the population. 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 :—
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Digestive organs and peritoneum— | ||
| Stomach | 19 | 11 |
| Colon | 10 | 14 |
| Intestine | — | 4 |
| Rectum | 15 | 12 |
| Caecum | — | 1 |
| Bile duct | — | 2 |
| Gall bladder | — | 1 |
| Liver | 3 | 9 |
| Pylorus | 2 | — |
| Oesophagus | 5 | 1 |
| Pancreas | 5 | — |
| Ventriculi | 4 | 4 |
| Respiratory organs— | ||
| Lung | 4 | 2 |
| Larynx | 4 | 1 |
| Mediastinum | 1 | — |
| Bronchus | — | — |
| Uterus— | ||
| Cervix | — | 2 |
| Uterus | — | 5 |
| Female genital organs— | ||
| Ovary | — | 3 |
| Vulva | —• | 1 |
| Breast | — | 25 |
| Male genito-urinary organs— | ||
| Bladder | 1 | — |
| Prostrate | 8 | — |
| Testes | 1 | — |
| Kidney | 3 | — |
| Skin— | ||
| Face | — | 2 |
| Skin | — | 1 |