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Gates of death by cancer should state,
whenever ascertainable, the site of
origin of the disease.
The uniform tendency to increase
the number of deaths reported from
cancer is shown in the totals report
ed for the registration states and ci-
ties for 1908 and 1909. All the II
states for which data are given for the
two years showed more deaths from
this cause in the latter year, except
Maryland and South Dakota, for which
slightly diminished numbers were re-
turned. OF the 36 large cities only D
showed more deaths from cancer in
1908 than in 1909, and the amounts of
decrease we're very small in each case.
The numerical increase in the deaths
registered from cancer was not large
for any particular state or city, but
the most impressive feature Is the
widespread increase shared by all
states cities with but few exceptions.
The total number of deaths caused
by typhoid fever in the registration
area for the year 1909 was 10,722, a
reduction of 653 from the number,
1875, recorded for the somewhat
smaller registration area of 1908. The
death rate fell from 25.3 to % per
100000 estimated population, these
rates being based on the populations
as estimated upon the average annual
increase between the last two cen
suses. t
The typhoid fever death rate for
1908 was the lowest recorded since
the series of census annual reports
was instituted, and the rate for 1909
shows a marked reduction from that
of the previous year. 1t is nearly one
third less than the rate shown for the
five-year period 1901-1905 (32.2), al
though still more than twice as large
as that of England and Wales. The
success already obtained in its reduc-
ton should encourage further pro
gress in this direction until residence
and travel in this country shall be as
safe in this respect as in the best
regulated countries of Europe, where
the disease is becoming practically
negligible as a menace to public
health.
Each of the registration states for
which data are available for the two
years, except ashington and Wiscon-
sin, shows a smaller number of deaths
from typhoid fever for 1909 than for
1908, and as their population has in
creased during that time 1t is evident
that the typhoid death rate has like
wise decreased for each. Ohio, which
was admitted into the group of regis
tration states for the first time for
1903, is, of course, not included in this
comparison. II the 1,276 deaths from
typhoid fever in Ohio were not in
cluded for 1909, the group of registra-
tion states as constituted for the years
1908 to 1909 would show reduction
of / ,406 deaths from this cause. The
largest numerical reduction Is that of
Pennsylvania (73S), then Massachus-
etts Q32), California (SS), Maryland
(87), and New York (73). The in.
creased numbers in Washington (20)
and Wisconsin Q5), were but small
and probably less than the relative in
crease of population.
A considerable part of the reduction
in the number of deaths from typhoid
fever for 1909 than for 1908, and in no
city of this group was there any
marked increase in mortality from this
cause. The largest amounts of nu-
melical decrease occurred in Phila-
delphia, Pa. QSS), Columbus, Ohio
$3.50, Pittsburg, Pa. 025), Boston,
Mass. (6S), and Chicago, ILL., (6D. The
greatest relative decrease was that of
Columbus, Ohio, from the epidemic
prevalence shown for 1908,