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 Tottenham]
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CANCER.
Digestive System:— | Males. | Females. |
---|---|---|
Mouth | 2 | — |
Tongue | 9 | — |
Œsophagus | 3 | 1 |
Stomach | 19 | 17 |
Pylorus | 1 | 1 |
Bowels (large and small intestines) | 14 | 17 |
Rectum | 13 | 5 |
Liver and Gall Bladder | 5 | 5 |
Pancreas | 3 | 2 |
Genito-urinary:— | ||
Kidney | 1 | 1 |
Bladder | 4 | 3 |
Prostate | 4 | — |
Breast | — | 19 |
Uterus | — | 19 |
Ovary | — | 2 |
Respiratory:— | ||
Nose | — | 1 |
Tonsil | 1 | — |
Larynx | 6 | 2 |
Lung | 2 | 2 |
Various:— | ||
Cutaneous (face and lips) | 2 | 1 |
Mediastinum | 2 | 1 |
Leg | — | 1 |
Peritoneum | — | 1 |
Undefined | — | 1 |
SARCOMATA. | ||
Testicle | 1 | — |
Humerus | 2 | — |
Thigh | 2 | 1 |
Jaw | 2 | — |
Retroperitoneal | 1 | — |
99 | 103 |