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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table 22.
Cancer Deaths.—Parts of the Body Affected.
| Parts of Body Affected. | Ages | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65-75 | 75 and upwards | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | M | F | M | F | ' M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Buccal Cavity and Pharynx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | |
| Digestive Organs & Peritoneum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 60 | |
| Respiratory Organs | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 4 | |
| Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 6 | |
| Other Female Genital Organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 10 | |
| Male Genitourinary Organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | 14 | - | |
| Skin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Other or Unspecified Organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 | 4 | |
| Totals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 25 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 109 | 88 | |