3200 cases of cancer were reported during 1937. Of these, 2,164 were residents and 1,036 were nonresidents of the area. The number of cases per recorded death attributed to cancer was 5.3 for the total population, 5.7 for the white population, and 4.0 for the colored population. These ratios correspond to case rates of illness of approximately 400, 450, and 250 per 100,000 population, respectively. The lower rate among Negroes may result from failure to seek medical care and a shorter length of life. It is also possible that cancer (total and for certain sites) really is Jess common in the colored population. About one-half of the persons with cancer were in the main productive period of life, namely, 30 to 60 yrs. of age. However, 14% of the reported cases were less than 40 yrs. of age. The most frequent site of cancer among [male][male] was the skin, which comprised 37% of all reported cases. Among [female][female], cancer of the skin, breast, and cervix each made up about 20% of the total number of cases. Cancers of the skin and lip, respiratory system, and digestive tract were more frequent among [male][male], while cancer of the breast and genitourinary system were more common among [male][male]. Cancer of the skin, which accounted for 38%/ of all lesions among white [male][male] and 23% among white [female][female], included only 2% of all lesions among Negro [male][male] and 4% among Negro [female][female]. Cancer of the lip is also rare among Negroes. Lesions of the breast and genitourinary system included nearly 80% of all reported sites for Negro [female][female]. There are large differences in the frequency with which different kinds of cancer are reported for living and dead cases. Morn than 40% of all [male] deaths attributed to cancer are from lesions of the stomach, prostate, and intestines, which comprise only 15% of the reported lesions among living cases. Among [female][female], lesions of the breast, uterus, and stomach are reported for nearly 60%; of the deaths assigned to cancer. Of these, lesions of the breast and uterus are the only ones which occur with approximately the same relative frequency among both living and dead cases of cancer. Cancer of the digestive tract, to which is attributed nearly 50% of all [male] deaths from cancer and 30% of all [female] deaths, makes up only about 1/4 as large a proportion of the lesions of living cases. Although cancer is primarily a disease of late adult life, certain types of lesions occur rather frequently in young persons. More than one-half of the persons with cancer of the brain were less than 35 yrs. old. Cancer of the kidneys, bladder, and respiratory system was also reported frequently among young persons.