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As in previous years, the figures for Cancer claim
attention. The fact that there were fewer deaths from
Heart Disease is interesting and noteworthy. In the
following table the incidence of Cancer in 1948 is
compared with that in 1947 and the pre-war years
1936-38:
Death rate per 1,000 population
Average
1948 1947 1936-38
Cancer of:
Mouth and oesophagus M .07 .15 .10
Uterus F .08 .07 .08
Stomach and duodenum M .07 .18 .26
F .08 .30 .12
Breast M - - -
F .23 .23 .16
Other sites M .89 .88 .61
F .49 .78 .42
Total M 1.02 1.22 .97
F .89 1.38 .78
In considering these rates, the effect of the postwar
higher age composition of the population should
be borne in mind.
Statistics with regard to Tuberculosis mortality will
be found in the section of this report devoted to
Infectious Disease.