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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TABLE NO.5.
CANCER DEATHS (EXCLUDING SARCOMA) WOOLWICH, 1959 - SEAT OF PRIMARY DISEASE
Male | Female | Total | Deaths in Hospitals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stomach | 22 | 18 | 40 | 16 |
Bronchus | 37 | 9 | 46 | 37 |
Lung | 17 | 4 | 21 | 12 |
Breast | 25 | 25 | 17 | |
Colon | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 |
Pancreas | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 |
Rectum | 9 | 10 | 19 | 14 |
Uterus | — | 14 | 14 | 3 |
Prostate | 10 | — | 10 | 8 |
Ovary | - | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Bladder | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
Liver | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
Caecum | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Cervix | — | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Oesophagus | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Kidney | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Larynx | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
Tongue | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Glands of Neck | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
Throat | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Thyroid | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Bile Duct | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Gall Bladder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Pharynx | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Others and | ||||
unspecified | 10 | 7 | 17 | 9 |
148 | 131 | 279 | 176 |
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