Page 107 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

80 POPULATION

TUBERCULOSIS.

By consulting the tables of deaths according to causes, it will be
seen that 3,277 persons died from tuberculosis in the course of the
yen..r 1926. Of this total 2,699 cases were due to pulmonary tuber-
culosis and 578 to other fol'rns of tuberculosis.

Proporlionale dislribulion or dealhs cilused by tuberculosis or ail rorms in Canada, by
provinces, in 1926 (per 100,000 persona).

Prince Edward Island 96
Nova Sco~ia.. . .. ll9
New Brunswick. IQI
(;.nebec . 127
Ontario. . .. . .. 58
Maniloba . 6Q
Saakatche\vnn.. ~6
Alberta . GO
Brilish Cclumbia. 91
Canaw. . 84

The above chart shows the death-rate du~ to tuberculosis pel'
100,000 persons. The Province of Quebec \-vith a proportion of 127.9
has the highest rate whilst Saskatchewan has the lowest with 46.2.

Interesting data will be found on the next page on the principal
(lauses of death in the Province. Outside of contagious diseases,
it will be seen that heart disease, cancer, pneumonia and nephl"i.tis
claimed qu;te a number of victims pel' 100,000 of the population. Violent
deaths had a proportion of 62.5. British Columbia had the greatest
proportion of aH the Canadinn Provinces \-vith 111.6.

55-Dislrib\llion or delllhs cilused by tuberculosis, by provinces, in 1926.

l"ulmol1ury lubercu- Other form. of t.ub"r~ 'fubercu!ol"lis or aH
1(I:-i.s. c\Jlo~n51 form:-l
PIWV1NCES 1- -
~~ 'r Rad()!~ Ralloll r
NumlJoer lOO,OOO Number 100.000 Number 100,1 1II
T.JrnIi""Jil": pcrSOfl" 1 éiOIl
--- ----
Prin(;f> Edwl1l'lll~lu,nd flO 7G.9 18 20.7 84 96.6
N O\~~t. ;Sl'nli'l ., .. ~(kl <;l·J.I 136 25 2 644 1t9 3
New Bi'lI '~'I'III~k . ~"9 ;~1"1 61 165 416 lOI. 2
QlI~bec. 2,6Hil lOf>. 8 57>j 22 6 3,277 127. il
On~"rï" .... L.~)~tJ , ",1 .3 ;115 JO 0 1,8:3., 58 3
?vf!tIlILObt'l .,. 310 4S,~ 71 12.1 ;Jti7 606
S ~k':Lt.chewan. 301 :10.7 78 9,5 379 46.2
Al ri... . ... 292 ~ '.0 74 12.2 366 60.2
Brlu~11 Colnmbm 421 H 1 99 17.4 :i2ü 01.5
&,466 68.9 1,442 15 4 7,908 84.3