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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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1906. Guardians commenced Open-air Treatment of
Phthisis at Woolwich Infirmary.
1910. Open-air Shelters for night use of Consumptives in
their own gardens, furnished on loan by the
Borough Council.
1911. Woolwich Tuberculosis Dispensary started.
1912. Notification of Pulmonary Tuberculosis made
pulsory.
1913. Notification of all forms of Tuberculosis made
pulsory.
CANCER.
86. There were 127 deaths from cancer (malignant
tumour), giving a death-rate of 0.99, compared with 0.75,
0.93, 0.88, 1 02, and 0.97, in the five preceding years,
55 of the deaths were in males, and 72 in females. 17
only of the deaths were in persons under 45. The highest
mortality was in West Plumstead. The London death-rate
was I'll in 1912. One-third of the deaths occurred in
public institutions.
87. The following table shows the sex and region affected in all cases of malignant disease:—
Carcinoma.
| Seat of Primary Disease: | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|
| Head and face | 1 | 1 |
| Mouth, jaw, and tongue | 7 | — |
| Pharynx, oesophagus, larynx, and neck | 11 | 5 |
| Pleura, lung, mediastinum | — | — |
| Stomach and pylorus | 6 | 9 |
| Intestines (excluding rectum) | 4 | 4 |