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In addition, the following articles were disinfected by the Borough of
Ealing whilst our disinfector was out of order: 37 beds, 33 covers, 27 bolsters,
50 pillows, 89 blankets, 47 sheets, 14 eiderdowns.
The following articles were destroyed: 18 mattresses, 2 bolsters, 2 sheets,
13 pillows, 1 blanket, 3 eiderdowns, 3 articles of clothing.
Cancer.
It will be seen by the table of causes of death (page 13) that in 1936
52 cases (22 males, 30 females) died from cancer. The following table shows
the number of deaths from cancer (male and female), the estimated population
of the district, and the deaths from cancer per 1,000 population since 1922. It
will be seen that in 1936 there was a decrease in the cancer mortality.