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There were 170 deaths from cancer, the recorded death rate
per million living being 1,060, compared with a figure of 1,587 for
England and Wales for the year 1935. Part of the smaller rate is to
be explained by the abnormal age constitution of the population.
The following is an analysis of the affected sites, being the proportional
frequency of sites of cancer expressed as rates per 1,000 of
all deaths from cancer, the international grouping being used, and
the figures for England and Wales for the year 1934 being included
for purposes of comparison :
Proportional Rate per 1,000.
International Group Number. Local. England and
Wales.
Male. Female. Male. Female.
45. Lip, tongue, etc. 83 19 103 16
46. Stomach 216 124 221 168
Rectum 100 57 107 61
Other abdominal 183 219 276 248
47. Respiratory 166 19 109 31
48. Uterus — 76 — 133
49. Ovary, etc. — 76 — 57
50. Breast — 324 — 200
51. Urogenital 116 38 115 21
There were 17 suicidal deaths (10 male and 7 female) during
the year, giving a rate per 100,000 population of 10.6 compared
with the figure of 13 for the country as a whole for 1935. The commonest
method was the use of coal-gas (3 male and 5 female),
hanging and the railway track being the next commonest (2 male
and 1 female in each case).
Of the 46 (25 male and 21 female) other deaths from violence,
20 were due to road accidents, of which 12 (8 adults and 4 children)
were of pedestrians. Falls of elderly persons accounted for 9
deaths, while 3 adults were drowned.