Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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classified under the organs affected since 1903, and the
following table shows the result for males and females
separately:—
C arcinoma.
Seat of Primary Disease. | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909|l910 | 1911 | Total | Yearly Av'ge. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head and face | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 14 | 1.6 | |
Mouth, Jaw, and Tongue | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 4.6 |
Pharynx oesophagus, larynx, and neck | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 7.7 |
Pleura, lung, mediastinum | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 0.33 |
Stomach and pylorus | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 76 | 8.4 |
Intestines (excluding rectum) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 3.2 |
Rectum and anus | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 4.6 | ||
Peritoneum and omentum | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 0.22 |
Liver | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 7.1 |
Kidney and bladder | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1.1 |
Genital organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Prostate and externa) urinary | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | 1.6 |
Pancreas | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1.3 |
Pelvis ahd groin | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Undefined | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 2.0 |
38 | 31 | 37 | 56 | 40 | 39 | 50 | 44 | 59 | 394 | 43.8 |
Seat of Primary Disease. | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | Total | Yearly Av'ge. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head and face | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 10 | 1.1 |
Mouth and tongue | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 | 0.89 |
Pharynx oesophagus, larynx, and neck | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1.6 |
Pleura, lung, mediastinum | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 0.67 |
Stomach and pylorus | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 6.9 |
Intestines (excluding rectum) | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 3.2 |
Rectum and anus | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 5.3 |
Liver | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 71 | 7.9 |
Peritoneum and omentum | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 0.44 |
Kidney and bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.89 |
Genital organs | 20 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 131 | 14.6 |
Breasts | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 9.0 |
L/imbs | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 0.22 |
Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
Pelvis and groin | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 0.22 |
Undefined | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | •• | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1.2 |
50 | 55 | 41 | 54 | 61 | 53 | 62 | 56 | 57 | 489 | 54.3 |