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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Seat of Primary Disease—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 16 | 4 |
| Pleura, lung, mediastinum | — | — |
| Stomach and pylorus | 12 | 12 |
| Intestines (excluding rectum) | 4 | 7 |
| Rectum | 5 | 9 |
| Liver | 5 | 5 |
| Kidney and bladder | 2 | — |
| Female genital organs | — | 13 |
| Female breasts | — | 8 |
| Male genital organs | — | — |
| Pancreas | 1 | — |
| Thigh | — | 1 |
| Undefined | 5 | 3 |
| 50 | 62 |
Sarcoma.
| Neck | 1 | — |
| Hip | — | 1 |
| Thigh | — | 1 |
| Testicle | 1 | — |
| Suprarenals | — | 1 |
| Yetebræ | 1 | — |
| Ovary | — | 1 |
| 3 | 4 |
90a. The apparent increase of cancer in recent years makes
it desirable to give special attention to the statistics of this
disease. The deaths from cancer bave been classified under
the organs affected since 1903, and the following table shows
the result for males and females separately:—
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