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Deaths and Death-rates from Tuberculosis, and Percentage of Total Deaths, 1904 13. v * S Um u 6r « d . Percentage of Year. p M . ea , n of Deaths from Rate Total Deaths Population. T K B e r a°sel ar from all Causes. 1904 ... ... 845,022 799 ' 9-46 988 1905 ... ... 870,000 678 779 8-41 1906 ... ... 895,594 720 8-04 863 1907 ... 919,105 856 931 850 1908 ... ... 945,063 839 887 9-28 1909 ... 971,784 800 823 8-93 1910 ... ... 992,802 731 736 758 1911 ... ... 1,014,896 738 727 774 1912 ... ... 1,039,016 716 689 7-77 1913 ... ... 1,068,644 812 -7-60 802
Ages of Persons who died from Tubercular Diseases, 1913.
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 than in New Zealand
Death rates from Tuberculosis, and Percentage of Total Deaths, 1912. Death-rates D (per 1,000) Pontage Tuberculosis. Total Deaths - England and Wale.-(1911) .. .. .. T47 10-07 Queensland ' .. .. 062 5"69 New South Wales .. .. .. .. 0-71 655 Victoria .. .. .. 0-93 7-61 South Australia .. .. . - .. .. 0-92 8-95 Western Australia .. .. .. 0-85 765 Tasmania .. .. .. .. .. .. 080 7"44 New Zealand .. . . .. .. .. 0-69 777 CANCER. There were 856 deaths assigned to this cause in 1913, a proportion of 8-01 per 10,000 persons, the average number and rate for the five years 1909-13 being 786 and 7-72 respectively. Deaths of males numbered 446 and of females 410. The death-rate from cancer is greater than that from tubercular diseases, and its increasing tendency 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, 1904-13.
Ages. Males. Females. Total. Ages. Males. Females. Total. Jnder 5 years .. 5 years and under 10 .. 0 „ 15 .. 5 „ 20 .. !0 „ 25 .. 15 „ 30 .. 10 „ 35 .. 15 „ 40 .. :0 „ 45 .. 26 12 5 26 40 54 57 59 39 20 46 8 20 16 21 47 73 53 93 56 110 56 113 39 98 33 72 45 years and under 50 50 „ 55 55 „ 60 60 „ 65 65 „ 70 70 „ 75 75 „ 80 80 years and upwards 20 24 17 15 11 9 6 1 15 17 8 10 7 3 2 1 35 41 25 25 18 12 8 2 Total deaths .. 121 39] 812
Year. Deaths from Cancel. Total Deaths from Deaths, all Cancer per 10,000 Causes. of Living Persons. ! Percentage of Total Deaths due to Cancer. .904 .905 .906 .907 .908 .909 .910 911 912 571 5fi6 623 674 657 711 742 809 812 856 8,087 8,061 8,339 10,066 9,043 8,959 9,639 9,534 9,214 10,119 6-76 6-51 6-96 733 6-95 7-32 7-47 7-97 782 8-01 7-06 702 7'47 6-70 7-27 7-94 770 8-49 8-8] 8-46