[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney] page 47

Hackney 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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55	Spinster—Tie Machinist	7 months prior to to death	6 months before death and 1 month after growth noticed	Yes—1 month before death	Breast not removed as growth was said to be too near a large artery, but an abdominal operation was performed. No history of Cancer known in family. Bad history of Tuberculosis—both parents and 5 brothers having died.
54	Widow of Woollen Warehouseman	1 year before death	At once	Yes—2 months after consulting doctor	Daughter states there is a history of Cancer in family, but cannot give particulars.
58	Wife of Scientific Instrument Maker	years before death	At once	Yes—6 months after consulting doctor	Right breast entirely removed at Metropolitan Hospital, and afterwards X-ray treatment administered until 2 weeks prior to death. History of Cancer on both maternal and paternal sides of family.
49	Spinster— Domestic Servant	4 years before death	6 months after swelling noticed	Yes—a few days after consulting doctor	6 months after breast was removed a swelling was noticed in left side of neck and a further operation was performed. After a lapse of 2 years the growth spread to the liver. For 3 or 4 years before swelling was noticed deceased complained of feeling desperately tired and run down.
76	Widow of an Accountant	No information ob tainable
42	Spinster—Restaurant Waitress	4 years before death	2 years before death	Yes—2 weeks after consulting doctor	Deceased was an Epileptic subject and attended a doctor continually, but did not mention anything about her breast until 2 years before she died. No history of Cancer in family.