London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Beddington and Wallington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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CANCER.
The following table gives the ages, sex and localisation of the disease in the 49 cases in which death was attributed to this cause:
| 0-5 years. | 5-20 years. | 20-30 years. | 30-40 years. | 40-50 years. | 50-60 years. | 60-70 years. | 70-80 years. | Over 80. | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Brain | _ | _ | — | _ | 1 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ | _ | — | — | 1 | — |
| Larynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lungs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | I | 1 | 5 |
| Stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kidney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pancreas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Large Intestine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| Urinary Bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
| Testicles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vagina | — | -— | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ovary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rectum | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| Unclassified | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 27 | |