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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43
MALIGNANT DISEASES.
The deaths from Malignant Diseases in 1934 numbered 215, or 19
less than in 1933.
The organs affected and the sex distribution are as indicated, viz.:—
Digestive System:— | Males. | Females. |
---|---|---|
Mouth.. | 4 | 1 |
Tongue | 2 | — |
Œsophagus | 6 | 4 |
Stomach | 12 | 27 |
Bowels (large and small intestines) | 1 | 4 |
Rectum | 14 | 8 |
Liver and Gall Bladder | 8 | 8 |
Pancreas | 5 | 2 |
Colon | 6 | 8 |
Peritoneum | — | 1 |
Duodenum | 1 | — |
Genito-urinary:— | ||
Kidney | 3 | — |
Bladder | 8 | 1 |
Prostate | 5 | — |
Breast | — | 18 |
Uterus | — | 9 |
Ovary | — | 7 |
Cervix | — | 5 |
Vulva | — | 3 |
Testicle | 1 | - |