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iv.*; ; <*** i -fvj ..a--jia- '<ttj i.r^isenrlw "> 15. living or dead, and In the Utter event, the caueo of doeth was substantiated `t la a similar manner, and the results added to tho original list of deaths. Death certificates for the Province of Quoboc for tho years 1952 lo 1955, Inclusive, ware reviewed In the dopartmorvt of vital statistics of the Provincial Health Ministry, together with statistical summaries of the causes of deaths In tho Province by counties. All cases In which death was certified is having been due to primary caueor of tho lung wore examined for such In formation as placo of residence, occupation, date of death, hospital In which death occurred, and whether or not an autopsy was porformod. Cases in which lung cancer was given as a cause of death, but in which It waa not ipoclfled as lo whether the cancer originated In tho lung, wero also reviewed In an effort to Include all instancoe of primary carcinoma of the lung In the study. The statistics for the Province of Quebec relate to population, total "'./It * T If i /'< *C *<- deaths froroaall^t^sn and deaths from lung cancer. These were collected and tabulated by couutles and by sex for the years 1950 to 1955, Inclusive. Prom them, death rate* for the general population of Quebec and of Individual counties were calculated for specific ycaro and analyzod by cause. Practically all employees of one company are ceverod by a group policy of life Inourance which, fortunaiely, nearly all of them contlnuo to Ci/ry when they retire. A very few are not covered by this policy, and thoto who loavo the Industry for one reeeou or anothor except retirement usually are nu longer covored. but tbU Is llkcwleo a email number. As an additional 0265