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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The death rate in England and Wales in 1912 was 13-3 per
1,000, compared with I4.6 in 1911, 13.4 in 1910, and 14.5 in 1909 ; in
the 95 Great Towns 13.8, compared with 16.4 in 1911, 14.3 in 1910,
and 14.7 in 1909; and in the 146 Smaller Towns 12.4, compared with
14.4, 12.9, and 13.9.
If a comparison is to be made with other places it is necessary
to again correct the corrected rate, viz. :—10.4, for age and sex
distribution.
This is done by multiplying the rate by a factor obtained by
dividing the standard death-rate in England and Wales at the
Census of 1901, with the standard death-rate for the Borough at
the same period, the standard death-rate at the Census 1911, not
yet being available. This factor has been ascertained to be 1.0547,
which gives a rate for this Borough for the year 1912 of 11.03 per
1,000, compared with 12.92 in 1911, 10.90 in 1910, and 12.77 in 1909.
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 1912.
The figures are extracted from the quarterly returns of the
Registrar General for the year, and are completely corrected as
between individual Metropolitan Boroughs. The rate in Wandsworth
is also corrected for the whole of England and Wales. The
Table is, this year, therefore, only approximately correct, but gives
a fairly exact estimate of the rates for the year.