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Sixty-six specimens of sputum from doubtful cases of
consumption were submitted to bacteriological examination,
the result being positive in 18, and negative in 48 cases.
Cancer.
The following table gives the deaths and the death-rate
from Cancer since 1893. The table appears to show an
increased mortality from Cancer during the decennium, but
the increase may possibly be due, to some extent, to improved
diagnosis and certification.
Year.
Deaths.
Deaths per 100,000
persons.
1893 85 54
1894 110 62
1895 114 70
1896 105 63
1897 104 62
1898 122 73
1899 113 67
1900 130 77
1901 117 69
1902 151 88
1903 141 81
1904 164 93
1905 171 96
The anatomical distribution of the disease in both sexes
is set out in the next table. Eight deaths were certified as
due to sarcoma, the remainder to cancer, carcinoma, or
malignant disease.