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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
Woolwich 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following table shews the sex and region effected of all cases of malingnat disease:-
| Carcinoma. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seat of Primary Disease— | Males. | Females |
| Head and face | — | 1 |
| Mouth and tongue | 6 | — |
| Pharynx, oesophagus, larynx and neck | 2 | 1 |
| Pleura, lung, mediastinum | — | 2 |
| Stomach and pylorus | 12 | 7 |
| Intestines (excluding rectum) | 2 | 5 |
| Rectum | 5 | 10 |
| Liver | 6 | 12 |
| Kidney and bladder | 1 | 1 |
| Female genital organs | — | 11 |
| Female breasts | — | 3 |
| Male genital organs | 2 | — |
| Pancreas | 1 | — |
| Undefined | 2 | — |
| 39 | 53 | |
| Sarcoma. | Females. | |
| Cerebellum | 1 | |
| Kidney | 1 | |
| Multiple | 2 | |
| 4 | ||
alcoholism.
91. There were five deaths from alcoholism and 16 from
cirrhosis of the liver, making a total of 21 deaths definitely
attributed to alcohol, compared with 42, 27, 24, 17, and 18, in
the five preceding years. In addition to these there were
346 deaths from diseases of the brain and nervous system
(excluding meningitis), heart, blood vessels and kidneys, of