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Deaths and Death-rates from Tuberculosis, and Percentage of Total Deaths, 1901-10. Number p . , v . . Mean of Deaths from Rate -pI' 0 ?™?!, Ye <«* Population. per 10,000 1901 ... ... 777,968 775 ' 996 1015 1902 ... ... 797,793 802 1005 958 1903 ... ... 820,217 769 938 9-02 1904 ... ... 845,022 799 9*46 9-88 1905 ... ... 870,000 678 779 B*4l 1906 ... ... 895,594 720 B*o4 8-63 1907 ... .. 919,105 856 9*31 850 1908 ... ... 945,063 839 887 928 1909 ... ... 971,784 800 8-23 8-93 1910 ... ... 992,802 731 736 7-58

Ages of Persons who died from Tubercular Diseases, 1910.

In comparison with England and Wales and the States of the Australian Commonwealth the deaths from tuberculosis per 1.000 of the population was lower in Queensland and New South Wales than in New Zealand. Death-rates from Tuberculosis, and Percentage of Total Deaths, 1909. Death-rates D (per 1,000) Percentage Tuberculosis. Total DeathB - England and Wales ... ... ... ... ... T52 10*50 New South Wales ... ... ... ... ... 0'77 7*86 Victoria ... ... ... ... .. .. I*o2 9*09 Queensland ... ... ... ... ... ... 0*67 6*91 South Australia ... ... ... ... 0*96 10*26 Western Australia ... ... ... ... o*Bs B*sB Tasmania ... ... ... ... ... ... o'Bs B*sB New Zealand ... ... ... ... ... o*B2 8*93 CANCER. There were 742 deaths assigned to this cause in 1910. a proportion of 747 per 10,000 persons, the average number ami rate for the five years 1906-10 being 681 ami 7-21 respectively. Deaths of males numbered 399, and of females 343. The death-rate from cancel- is not so greal as that from tubercular diseases, but its increasing tendene\ is a matter of grave concern.

Number of Persons who died from Cancer, the Proportion per 10,000 Persons living, and the Percentage of all Deaths.

The part of the body mostly affected among males is the stomach, and among females the generative and mammary organs.

Ages. Males. Females.) Total. Ages. Males. 'Females. Total. i Under 5 years 5 years and under 10 .. 10 „ 15 .. 15 „ 20 .. 20 „ 25 .. 25 „ 30 .. 30 „ 35 .. 35 „ 40 .. 40 „ 45 .. 45 „ 50 .. 35 12 5 10 43 <s<; 57 27 32 27 30 12 4 28 53 67 57 32 8 11 i 65 24 9 38 96 133 114 59 40 38 | 50 years and under 55 55 „ 60 60 „ 65 65 „ 70 70 „ 75 75 „ 80 80 upwards Total deaths 29 23 10 6 8 5 2 397 I 9 6 5 7 5 '•-J 334 38 29 15 13 13 5 2 731

Year. Year. Deaths from Cancer. Total Deaths from Deaths, all Cancer per 10,000 Causes. j of Living Persons, j i Percentage of Total Deaths due to Cancer. 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1098 19Q9 1910 515 536 582 571 566 623 674 657 711 742 7,634 6-62 8,375 6-72 8,528 7-10 8,087 6-76 8,061 6-51 8,339 6-96 10,066 7-33 9,043 6-95 8,959 7-32 9,639 7-47 6-75 6-40 6-82 7*06 702 7-47 6-70 7-27 7*94 7-70