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i /nicer: Seat of Disease. Seat of Disease. Males. Females. Total. Mouth, lip, tongue, throat, neck ... ... ... 93 17 110 Stomach ... ... ... ... ... 98 63 161 Intestines, rectum ... ... ... 72 65 137 Kidneys, bladder, urethra, ifcc. ... ... ... 24 11 35 Liver ... ... ... ... ... 53 36 89 Female genital organs ... ... ... 71 71 Breast ... ... ... ... 40 40 Other organs ... ... ... ... ... 59 40 99 399 343 742 Ninety-five per cent, of the deaths were at the ages 35 years and upwards, and 57 per cent, at the ages 60 years and upwards.

Ages of Persons who died from Cancer, 1909.

The proportion of deaths from cancer to the 1,000 persons living in some of the principal European countries as shown below leads to the conclusion that there is a general tendency to increase.

Cancer Death-rates per 1,000 living in some Principal European Countries.

DIABETES. There were 123 deaths in 1910, a rate of 1*24 per 10.000, tin- average tor the five years being 104 and TlO respectively. SIMPLE MENINGITIS. This disease caused 112 deaths in 1910, the average of the past five years being 135. CONVULSIONS OF CHILDREN. It would appear that the mortality from this cause shows a decreasing tendency, although the rate, measured bv the total population, was exceptionally high in 1909. The proportion of deaths per 10,000 children living under 5 vears of age was 11*52 in 1905, 11*65 in 1909. and 9*32 in 1910.

Ages. Males. Females. Total. Ages. Males. Females. Total. I 45 years and under 50 20 50 „ 55 28 55 „ 60 45 60 „ 65 64 65 „ 70 62 70 „ 75 77 75 „ 80 45 80 years and upwards 29 Under 5 years 5 years and under 10 . . 10 „ 15 .. 15 „ 20 .. 20 „ 25 .. 25 „ 30 .. 30 „ 35 .. 35 „ 40 .. 40 „ 45 .. 4 5 9 I 28 39 42 49 41 36 37 20 48 67 87 113 103 113 82 49 1 5 9 10 1 1 1 5 9 29 1 2 1 10 18 39 i i I i Totals 399 343 I 742

Years Country. Average 1901-5. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. " l' Switzerland The Netherlands England and Wales .. Scotland Austria Victoria Ireland New Zealand South Australia Prussia New South Wales Belgium Queensland Tasmania Italy Western Australia Spain Hungary 1*10 112 0-85 0-88 0-86 0-92 0*83 0-94 0-69 0-73 0-76 0-77 0-56 0-64 0-75 0-79 0-76 0-84 0-64 0-69 0-80 0-85 0-49 0-49 ()-79 0-76 0-68 0-63 0-45 0-51 .. j 0*74 d-98 " .. J 0-38 0-41 .. ; 0-38 o-39 I 1-06 0-89 0-91 0-94 0-72 0-82 0-62 1-82 0-80 0-72 0-87 0-51 0-90 0-77 0-50 0-83 0-41 (i-l I Ill 0-90 0.92 0-94 0-72 0*81 0-62 0-79 0*77 0*73 0-84 0-54 n-71 0-82 0-53 0-86 0-44 0-42 0-90 0*95 0*82 0-65 0*82 0*86 0*74 0*90 0*83 0*82 0-53 1*09 0-44 0*43