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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
East Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 24.
| Disease. | Cases. | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired | Total blindness | Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Treated | ||||||
| At home | Hospital | ||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — |
CANCER.
As compared with 1930, the deaths from Cancer show a slight
decrease, 183 as against 187.
The same procedure has been followed as set out in my last
report, i.e., the issuing of circulars and advertisements in the
local press.
Cancer Deaths, 1931.
Total deaths 183
Males 89
Females 94
Classification.
Number of deaths.
Carcinoma 181
Epithelioma 2
Total 183