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34 took tea excessively, 49 were moderate tea drinkers,
and 23 were small tea drinkers, giving 32 per cent. excessive
tea drinkers.
53 were large eaters, 35 moderate, and 18 small eaters,
giving 50 per cent. of large eaters.
30 were large meat eaters, 56 moderate, and 18 small meat
eaters, giving 29 per cent. large meat eaters.
83 had a regular daily action of the bowels, 4 were doubtful,
and 14 suffered from constipation, giving 82 per oent.
persons with a regular action.
It will be seen that comparing persons who suffer from
cancer with those living at advanced ages or who died at
equally advanced ages from other causes, the great differences
are as to habits with respect to alcohol, smoke, and the action
of the bowels, viz.:—
Cancerous persons had 27 per cent. of excessive alcohol
users, 39 per cent. excessive smokers, and 26 per cent. of
constipation. Non-cancerous persons living to a greater age
had 18 per cent. of excessive alcohol users, 17 per cent.
excessive smokers, and 18 per cent. of constipation.
The percentage of large smokers among those dying from
cancer is more than twice as high as among other persons.
These differences are still more marked with respect to
alcohol and smoking if only those who died from cancer of!
the mouth and throat are considered. Of 33 persons dying
from cancer of the lips, tongue, jaws, fauces, larynx,
oesophagus, and cervical glands, 14 or 45 per cent. took
alcohol excessively, while 25 or 76 per cent. smoked excessively.
15 of these smoked chiefly a clay pipe, 8 a briar
or other form of pipe, 2 cigarettes, and 1 cigars. There