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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 1937
[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.
| Seat of Primary Disease. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Deaths in Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue | 3 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Mouth | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Jaw | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
| Pharynx | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Oesophagus | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| Stomach | 23 | 20 | 43 | 30 |
| Liver and Gall Bladder | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Pancreas | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 |
| Intestines | 20 | 13 | 33 | 22 |
| Rectum | 22 | 10 | 32 | 27 |
| Larynx | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Lung | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Bronchus | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Ovary | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Uterus | — | 16 | 16 | 11 |
| Breast | — | 19 | 19 | 12 |
| Kidney | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bladder | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Prostate | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
| Skin | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Others and unspecified | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Sarcoma | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| 123 | 122 | 245 | 169 |
No knowledge is available as to the extent to which use is made of increased
facilities now provided in National Radium Centres and no local investigations have
been undertaken in pursuance of the suggestions contained in the Ministry's circulars
of previous years. Investigations are not made into cancer deaths.
Maternal Mortality.—The number of deaths from Puerperal Sepsis was nil,
and from other accidents and diseases of pregnancy, 3, making a total of 3 maternal
deaths, compared with 5 in 1936. The maternal death—rate per 1,000 births was
1.35 as against 2.47 in 1936.