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
Hackney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| 36 | Widow of Rubber Merchant's Traveller | 3 years before death | 1 year after growth was noticed | Yes—6 months after consulting doctor | Patient attended Metropolitan Hospital on and off for 5 years. 2 years before growth was noticed suffered with headaches and sore throat. Father and husband both died from Cancer. |
| 78 | Wife of Lamp Lighter | 3¾ years before death | 1 year before death | No | Doctor said patient was too far advanced for operation, as treatment should have been obtained 2 years previously. Patient noticed what she thought was a little corn under the breast 3¾ years before death. No history of Cancer in family. Husband died of T.B., and one grandson suffering from T.B. |
| 67 | Spinster—Dyer and Cleaner | 5 months prior to death | At once | Yes—6 weeks after growth was noticed | For 3 months after growth was noticed patient felt a pricking sensation in Right breast, and also pain in Right elbow, and thought the pain in elbow was Rheumatism and rubbed the arms with oils. Growth was found embedded in the breast the size of a Tangerine orange. Right breast completely removed. No history of Cancer in family. |