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As in previous years, attention is drawn to the
mortality from Cancer. Statistics with regard to
Tuberculosis mortality will be found in the section of
this report devoted to Infectious Disease. The
following figures compare the incidence of Cancer in
1947 with that in 1946 and the pre-war years
1936-38:
Death rate per 1,000 population
1947
1946
Average
1936-38
Cancer of:
Mouth & oesophagus M .15 ... .12 ... .10
Uterus F .07 ... .09 ... .08
Stomach and M .18 ... .14 ... .26
duodenum F .30 ... .07 ... .12
Breast M — — —
F .23 ... .22 ... .16
Other sites M .88 ... .86 ... .61
F .78 ... .40 ... .42
M 1.22 ... 1.12 ... .97
Total F 1.38 ... .79 ... .78
In considering these rates, the effect of the postwar
higher age composition of the population should
be borne in mind.