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Deaths from Cancer occurred at the following Ages:—
Age period.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Under 25 years
2
1
3
25 and under 35 years
4
4
8
35 and under 45 years
8
19
27
45 and under 65 years
82
98
180
65 years and over
131
152
283
227
274
501
Sites of Fatal Cancer.
Site.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Percentage
of Total.
Skin
2
3
5
0.998
Tongue and Mouth
7
2
9
1.796
Oesophagus
5
7
12
2.394
Stomach
34
46
80
15.968
Liver
3
2
5
0.998
Bowel
21
40
61
12.176
Rectum
23
9
32
6.387
Bladder
10
11
21
4.192
Prostate
18
—
18
7.929
Larynx and Pharynx
7
3
10
1.996
Uterus
—
27
27
9.854
Breast
—
52
52
18.978
Ovary
—
19
19
6.934
Pancreas
6
12
18
3.593
Gall Bladder and Duct
1
3
4
0.798
Circulatory System
7
1
8
1.597
Bones
2
8
10
1.996
Lungs
64
12
76
15.170
Kidney
2
3
5
0.998
Brain
3
1
4
0.798
Retroperitoneal
—
1
1
0.200
Thyroid Gland
—
1
1
0.200
Lymphatic Glands
4
2
6
1.197
Mediastinum
—
1
1
0.200
Parotid Gland
1
-
1
0.200
Suprarenal Gland
1
-
1
0.200
Genital Organs
—
3
3
0.599
Tonsil
—
1
1
0.200
Undefined
6
4
10
1.996
227
274
501
Comments on Foregoing Table.
The organs most often attacked in descending order of
incidence are: In The males—the Lungs (28.1 per cent.), the
Bowels and Rectum (19.4 per cent.), and the Stomach (15.0 per
cent.); in females—the Breast (19.0 per cent.), the Bowels and
Rectum (17.9 per cent.), the Stomach (16.8 per cent.), and the
Uterus (9.8 per cent.)