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- ^4 / III `r. 42. A further comparison ha# been tna.de with an over-all rats obtained from ths American Cancer Society for rasplratory caacar deaths In Canada ri . Ill la 195). This rata, for tnaloa, la 20.8 par 100,000, five more per 100,000 tfcaa Phillips' 1950-1952 rata, and compares with 25.3 par 100,000 for proved cats# and 33,8 par 100, 000 for total caeca among the asbestos minors In this study. It Is therefore obvious that there are no Important differences between vl the raise for asbestos miners and thoso for the gonoral population of Quebee tb sad the Dominion of Canada. * Since It Is probable that figures for the United Stales are more _! *1 complete and, therefore, possibly more comparable to the data for the miners, l.specific rates were computed from "Vital Statistics of tho Unibad States", JL Volumes I and U, for 1932. These rates have been tabulated la Table HI, .. u. TABLE y4 Number of Deaths and Doath Ratoo per 100, 000 by Age Qroupo for the Adult Male .Population of tho United States--Data From '.'Vital Statistics 61 tho United Stales", Volomss I and XI, 1952 / A]* Group 10-14 45-54 * 55-84 85 y Taut Population 24, 544,000 8,063,000 6,340,000 5. 670,000 44,619,000 Cases 883 2979 6254 6403 16, 599 Rate per 3.6 36.9 98.6 114.3 37.2 \ \ 0292