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Any causes of Sickness or Invalidity which have been
specially noteworthy in the Borough during the year ;
and any Conditions of Occupation or Environment which
appear to have had a prejudicial effect on Health.
The following statistics from the Returns of the Causes of
Death for the past three years are given for comparison with the
object of elucidating, if possible, any detrimental factors bearing
on illness terminating fatally. No record as to the amount of
present sickness from any of these conditions is available but
taken over a period of years the number of deaths will afford
some estimation, by no means precise, of previous invalidity from
these causes.
(a) Infectious and Parasitic
Diseases
(b) Cancer
Cancer—
Digestive Organs
(c) Rheumatism
(f) Circulatory
Acute Heart Conditions
(g) Respiratory System
Tuberculosis, All Forms
1934
217
209
112
47
460
156
163
110
1933
215
228
123
35
390
134
189
115
1932
202
244
117
30
315
99
191
124
It will be seen that the number of deaths from Cancer has
decreased, which may be due to earlier recognition of the disease
and more efficient treatment, or to lessening of those retrogressive
influences which herald the "pre-cancerous" stage.
Cancer of the digestive organs far exceeds affections of other
parts of the body and although its origin may be obscure, the many
and varied causes of excessive stimulation and chronic irritation
bring the etiology of this disease within the preview of all workers
engaged in public health.