Reported Prevalence for the Year 1921-Medians for Previous Years--Continued. TYPHOID FEVER-Continued. DEATHS DURING WEEK ENDED MAY 27, 1922. Summary of information received by telegraph from industrial insurance companies for week ended May 27, 1922, and corresponding week, 1921. (From the Weekly Health Index, May 31, 1922, issued by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce) Death claims per 1,000 policies in force, annual rate................... Deaths from all causes in certain large cities of the United States during the week ended May 27, 1922, infant mortality, annual death rate, and comparison with corresponding week of 1921. (From the Weekly Health Index, May 31, 1922, issued by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.) 1 Annual rate per 1,000 population. 241, 011 59 12.8 15.9 11 178, 365 43 12. G 16.6 311, 548 64 10.7 8.9 Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births-an annual rate based on deaths under 1 year for the week and estimate births for 1921. Cities left blank are not in the registration area for births. Enumerated population Jan. 1, 1920. Deaths from all causes in certain large cities of the United States during the week ended May 27, 1922, infant mortality, annual death rate, and comparison with corresponding week of 1921. (From the Weekly Health Index, May 31, 1922, issued by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.)—Continued. PREVALENCE OF DISEASE. No health department, State or local, can effectively prevent or control disease without knowledge of when, where, and under what conditions cases are occurring. UNITED STATES. CURRENT STATE SUMMARIES. Telegraphic Reports for Week Ended June 3, 1922. These reports are preliminary, and the figures are subject to change when later returns are received by the State health officers. |