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year it is an unreliable guide if taken alone, and the figures given later in the
report of the personal health services which have been supplied by the Divisional
Medical Officer indicate that the children of the Borough are indeed receiving
at least as good care as in previous years.
The causes of death are shown in Table I in accordance with the classification
used by the Registrar General. Deaths from cancer of the lung in men continue to
show an increase. During 1952 cancer of the lung accounted for 28% of all the
deaths from cancer in men and 5.2% of all male deaths. During 1953 the figures
increased to 39% of all deaths from cancer in men and 7.8% of all male deaths.
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