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(16)
In the above table the figures representing the
calculated number of deaths are the theoretical deaths
that would have occurred in Willesden during 1901
had the death rate at each of the twelve age periods
been the same as in England and Wales during the
period 1896-1900.
The standard death rate on the same supposition
is 16.38 per 1,000. From this is calculated the factor
for correction, which is 1 08. By multiplying the
recorded death rate by the factor for correction we
get the death rate corrected for age and sex distribution.
The corrected death rate for Willesden thus
becomes 15.0 per 1,000 instead of 13.9, the recorded
death rate.
WThen all corrections are made it will be seen
that the death rate of Willesden is well below 17*7,
the mean death rate for England and Wales for the
years 1896-1900.
The best statistical evidence of the healthiness of
a district consists in —
(1) The corrected death rate.
(2) The zymotic death rate.
(3) The rate of infantile mortality.
(4) The phthisical death rate.