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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following Table No. 75, shows the seat of primary disease in all deaths from
Cancer (including all other specified malignant tumours).
TABLE No. 75.
Deaths from Malignant Disease.
| Seat of Primary Disease. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Deaths in Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lip | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tongue | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| Mouth and Tonsil | 5 | — | 5 | 3 |
| Jaw | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Oesophagus | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Stomach | 22 | 21 | 43 | 18 |
| Liver and Gall Bladder | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Intestines | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 |
| Rectum | 12 | 6 | 18 | 10 |
| Ovary | — | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Uterus | — | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Breast | 1 | 20 | 21 | 10 |
| Skin | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Larynx | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Lung | 10 | — | 10 | 7 |
| Bronchus | 6 | - | 6 | 6 |
| Pancreas | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Kidney | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bladder | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Prostate | 6 | - | 6 | 4 |
| Abdominal Cavity | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Others and unspecified | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Sarcoma | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 119 | 103 | 222 | 121 |
Maternal Mortality.—The Council appointed two delegates to attend the Autumn
Conference of the Maternal Mortality Committee held at the Friends' Hall, Euston
Road, in November, and agreed to support the following resolutions:—
"This Conference welcomes such encouragement to Local Authorities to
maintain and develop the Maternity and Child Welfare Services for which they
are responsible as is given by Circular 1433, dated October 10th, 1934.
This Conference, however, is deeply impressed by the reports it has received
of malnutrition among married women especially in areas where prolonged
unemployment persists ; it is not satisfied that all Local Authorities are exercising
or can exercise, their present powers so as to prevent continuous and increasing
deterioration in health among such women; and it therefore urges the Ministry
of Health and H.M. Government to consider what additional measures, either
administrative or financial, are necessary to correct a growing evil.
Further, in view of the reported deterioration in health among women in
certain areas, the Conference calls upon Local Authorities to make special