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DEATHS
The causes of death in 1962 are as follows:-
Diseases of the Heart and Circulatory System 270
Cancer and other Malignant Diseases 185
Pneumonia, Bronchitis and other Respiratory Diseases
(excluding T.B.) 87
Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System 82
Other Causes 42
Accidents, Poisonings and Violence 34
Diseases of Stomach and Digestive System 14
Infant deaths and Congenital Malformations 8
Diabetes 6
Tuberculosis and other Infectious Diseases 4
Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion-
Total 732
Crude Death Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population 10.10
Adjusted Death Rate (Comparability Factor 1.37 = 13.84
Of the 185 deaths from malignant diseases, 65 were attributed to cancer of the
lung and 52 of the 65 were men.
As 'Cancer' is becoming a matter of topical interest, a subject no longer to be
shunned but discussed by people in all walks of life, I thought it might be of Interest
to analyse the figures further:-