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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The death-rate in England and Wales in 1910 was 13.4 per
1,000, compared with 14.5 in 1909, 14.7 in 1908, 15.0 in 1907, 15.4
in 1906, 16.2 in 1905, and 16.2 in 1904; in the 77 Great Towns
14.3, compared with 14.7 in 1909, and 14.9 in 1908; and in the
136 Smaller Towns 12.9, compared with 13.9 and 14.0.
If a comparison is to be made with other places it is necessary
to again correct the corrected rate, viz.:—9.03, for age andi
sex distribution.
This is done by multiplying the rate by a factor obtained bydividing
the standard death-rate in England and Wales, at theCensus
of 1901, with the standard death-rate for the Borough at
the same period. This factor has been ascertained to be 1.0547,
which gives a rate for this Borough for the year 1910 of 9.52 per
1,000, compared with 10.94 in 1909, 10.81 in 1908, 11.25 in 1907,
11.76 in 1906, 12.24 in 1905) 13.60 in 1904, 12.87 in 1903, and
14.00 in 1902.
The following Table shows the standard death-rate, the factor
for correction, the crude death-rate, the corrected death-rate, and
the comparative mortality figure for London and for the 29
Boroughs, including the City of London, for the year 1910.
The figures are extracted from the Quarterly Returns of the
Registrar General for the year.