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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
Carshalton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 5.
CANCER DEATHS—BY ORGANS AFFECTED.
| Group | Site Affected | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Buccal Cavity | l | 1 | 2 |
| 46 | Digestive Organs— | |||
| Oesophagous | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Stomach | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Liver and gall bladder | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Intestines | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Rectum and anus | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Pancreas | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 47 | Respiratory Organs- | |||
| Larynx | - | — | — | |
| Lungs | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Mediastinum | 1 | 1 | ||
| 48 | Uterus | - | 2 | 2 |
| 49 | Other female genital organs | — | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Breast | 6 | 6 | |
| 51 | Male genito-urinary organs | 3 | - | 3 |
| 52 | Skin | 1 | - | 1 |
| 53 | Other organs— | — | - | — |
| 18 | 29 | 47 |
Average age at death:—
Males 64.0 years.
Females 64.2 years.
All persons 64.1 years.
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