Show SHOW BI BIG r INCREASE IN CANCER DEATHS NEW YORK YanK Jun Juno June 12 Mor Mortality from cancer cancer ancer continued to Increase at an alarming rate dui dUl- dUlIng dui ine Ing 1923 and the number of oC an- an annual annual an annual nual from the disease In Inthe inthe Inthe the continental United States probably now Is about a comp compared with nith Ith 10 sears ears ago according to an article by L Hoffman consultIng statistician of ot the Prudential In- In Insurance Insurance In Insurance comp company published today tod yIn In the insurance journal the Spec Spec- tato i tab The cancer death rate In the 23 cities with nith Ith an aggregate gate population lation ot of 20 reached the high figure ot of 1085 5 per last e ear lr Mr Hoffman s compilation compilation compilation tion sho showed cd I Springfield Ill III had the hIgh hIgh- hIghest high eat est eat death rate from the malad malady 4 per the article s said San Francisco was next with Ith a adeath adeath adeath death ute late of ot 3 In Cincin Cincin- Cincinnati nati 4 In Los Angeles 1305 iIO 5 and Spokane Wash ash 1303 3 The lowest death rate fi tOUl out can can- cancer cancer can cancer among I the he cities ded was I that of Norfolk Va which re- re reported reported re reported ported 54 9 per Cancer death rates of ot other I cIties Included Denver Denser Den er Des DesMoines I Moines Iowa Iown lOG 6 Salt Lake 1053 1033 Cal nn and Seattle 1 nn |