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Cancer.
Deaths classified as due to cancer numbered 370 in 1948.
Of these 221 occurred in persons over 65 years of age. The
average individual does not yet appear to have grasped the
salient fact that the cure of cancer is related to early diagnosis and
that early treatment is essential.
Maternal Mortality.
The number of deaths from puerperal sepsis was 2 and from
other accidents and diseases of pregnancy 2, making a total of 4.
This represents a death rate of 11 mothers per 1,000 total births
Infant Mortality.
A low infant mortality rate is a reflection of the satisfactory
health of a community. The number of deaths of infants under
one year of age was 105 which is equivalent to an infant mortality
rate of 31 per 1,000 live births. This is the lowest ever
recorded in the Borough, but is capable of still further reduction.