DEATHS DURING WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 1, 1923. Summary of information received by telegraph from industrial insurance companies for Policies in force.. Number of death claims.. week, 1922 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 December 1, 1923, infant mortality, annual death rate, and comparison with correspond ing week of 1922. (From the Weekly Health Index, December 4, 1923, issued by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.) 1 Annual rate per 1,000 population. 2 Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births-an annual rate based on deaths under 1 year for the week and estimated births for 1922. Cities left blank are not in the registration area for births. Deaths for week ended Friday, Nov. 30, 1923. Deaths from all causes in certain large cities of the United States during the week ended December 1, 1923, infant mortality, annual death rate, and comparison with corresponding week of 1922. (From the Weekly Health Index, December 4, 1923, 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 discase without knowledge of when, where, and under what conditions cases are occurring. UNITED STATES. CURRENT STATE SUMMARIES. These reports are preliminary, and the figures are subject to change when later returns are received by the State health officers. |