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CANCER.
Deaths from Cancer numbered 510 as compared with 492 in
1947; 451 in 1940; 470 in 1945; 420 in 1944; 45G in 1943; 405 in
]942; 377 in 1941; 443 in 1940; 414 in 1939; and 380 in 1938.
Death-rate per 1,000, of the population for the previous 11
years are as follows:—
1938—1.56 (380) 1942—2.07 (405) 1946—1.93 (451)
1939—1.78 (414) 1943—2.28 (456) 1947—2.03 (492)
1940—2.22 (443) 1944—2.21 (420) 1948—2.06 (510)
1941—2.04 (377) 1945—2.34 (470)
Deaths from Cancer occurred at the following Ages:—
Age period. Male. Female. Total.
Under 25 years 5 2 7
25 and under 35 years 2 1 3
35 and under 45 years 12 15 27
45 and under 65 years 87 83 170
65 years and over 142 161 303
248 262 510
Sites of Fatal Cancer.
Site. Male. Female. Total. Percentage of Total.
Naso-pharynx 3 1 4 0.784
Skin 4 1 5 0.980
Tongue and Mouth 8 3 11 2.157
Oesophagus 8 7 15 2.941
Stomach 36 42 78 15.294
Liver 3 8 11 2.157
Bowel 23 38 66 12.941
Rectum 26 12 33 7.451
Bladder 11 10 21 4.118
Prostate 22 — 22 4.314
Larynx and Pharynx 3 1 4 0.784
Uterus — 31 31 6.078
Breast — 49 49 9.608
Ovary — 17 17 3.333
Pancreas 11 7 18 3.529
Gall Bladder and Duct 1 2 3 0.588
Mediastinum 1 — 1 0.196
Bones 4 8 12 2.353
Lungs 55 13 68 13.333
Kidney 4 3 7 1.372
Brain 5 4 9 1.765
Retroperitoneal ,3 — 3 0.588
Thyroid Gland 1 1 2 0.392
Lymphatic Glands 1 1 2 0.392
Suprarenal Glands 1 — 1 0.196
Mesenteric Glands 1 — 1 0.196
Parotid Gland 1 — ] 0.196
Genital Organs 1 1 2 0.392
Eye 2 — 2 0.392
Tonsil 1 — 1 0.196
Undefined 3 2 5 0.980
248 262 510
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