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Woolwich 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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100. The following table shows the sex and region affected of all the cases of malignant disease.

Carcinoma.
Seat of primary disease:—Male.Female.
Head and face41
Mouth and tongue4-
Pharynx, oesophagus, larynx and neck71
Pleura-1
Stomach and Pylorus51
Intestines (excluding rectum)3-
Rectum23
Liver129
Peritoneum and Omentum-1
Glands-2
Female genital organs-11
,, breast-10
Undefined-1
3741
Sarcoma.
Bones1-
Humerus1-
Femur11
Kidney-1
Skin1-
Undefined11
53

Alcoholism.
101. There were 7 deaths from Alcoholism and 17 from Cirrhosis
of the Liver, making a total of 24 deaths definitely attributed
to alcohol, compared with 52, 40, 42 and 27 in the four preceding
years. In addition to these, there were 336 deaths from disease
of the brain and nervous system (excluding Meningitis) heart,