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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 5. CANCER DEATHS (EXCLUDING SARCOMA) WOOLWICH, 1958 - SEAT OF PRIMARY DISEASE
| Male | Female | Total | Deaths in Hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stomach | 26 | 15 | 41 | 20 |
| Bronchus | 46 | 12 | 58 | 38 |
| lung | 15 | 9 | 24 | 10 |
| Breast | - | 20 | 20 | 12 |
| Colon | 3 | 17 | 20 | 9 |
| Pancreas | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| Rectum | 9 | 6 | 15 | 9 |
| Uterus | - | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Prostate | 12 | - | 12 | 4 |
| Ovary | - | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Bladder | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
| liver | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Caecum | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Cervix | - | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Oesophagus | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| Brain | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kidney | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Larynx | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tongue | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Others and unspecified | 24 | 22 | 46 | 11 |
| Total | 164 | 145 | 309 | 151 |
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