Deaths and death rates from tuberculosis (all forms) in the registration area (exclusive of Hawaii) and in the registration States, 1916-1920. PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH COMPARED. DEATH RATES FOR PRINCIPAL CAUSES, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1921, IN A GROUP The accompanying table is taken from the Statistical Bulletin of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. for December, 1921. It presents the mortality data of the industrial department of the company for October and November, 1921, and November and year, 1920. The figures are based on a strength of approximately 13,400,000 Death rates (annual basis) per 100,000 lives exposed, for principal causes, October and DEATHS DURING WEEK ENDED DEC. 31, 1921. Summary of information received by telegraph from industrial insurance companies for verk ended Dec. 31, 1921, and corresponding week, 1920. (From the Weekly Health Inder, Jan. 3, 1922, issued by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.) Deaths from all causes in certain large cities of the United States during the week ended Dec. 31, 1921, infant mortality, annual death rate, and comparison with corresponding week of preceding years. (From the Weekly Health Index, Jan. 3, 1922, issued by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.) Annual rate per 1,000 population. "A" indicates data for the corresponding week of the years 1913 to 1917, inclusive. "C" indicates data for the corresponding week of the year 1920. Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births--an annual rate based on deaths under 1 year for the week and estimated births for 1920. Cities left blank are not in the registration area for births. Data based on statistics of 1915, 1916 and 1917. SUMMARY OF DEATHS IN 62 CITIES, 1921. Deaths from all causes, death rate, and infant mortality in 62 large cities of the United States for 1921, and comparison with 1920. [Furnished by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.] Cities appearing in the summary are those shown for the 52 weeks in Weekly Health Index. Populations estimated as of July 1, 1921, based upon the Federal censuses of 1910 and 1920. Allowance has been made for the extra day which must be added to the 52 weeks to give a period of 36 days. Infant mortality rate is based upon deaths under 1 year as returned each week and estimated births, Cities left blank are not in the registration area for births. 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 Jan. 7, 1922. These reports are preliminary, and the figures are subject to change when later returns are received by the State health officers. |