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Hornsey 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Cancer.—The number of deaths attributed to Cancer was 84
in 1908, an increase of 8 over the previous year.
Reference to the accompanying Chart will show that the
mortality from Cancer has been steadily rising for several years.
The death-rate due to Cancer per 1,000 persons living was
0.924 in 1908, 0.842 in 1907, 0.748 in 1906, and 0.762 in 1905.
The rise in mortality has been almost continuous since 1895, when
the death-rate from Cancer per 1,000 was 0.38.