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graph. These five were non-residents, but who had not died
in a public institution. One non-resident died in the Cottage
Hospital.
One hundred and thirty-seven deaths of "residents"
occurred outside the district.
The total number of deaths belonging to the district is
708, which corresponds to a death-rate of 12.6 per 1,000
inhabitants.
It has been explained in previous reports that in order to
compare the death-rate of one district with that of another it
is necessary to make an allowance for the difference in age and
sex constitution of the different districts.
Females live longer than males, and a district containing
a preponderance of women would show a lower death-rate,
other things being equal. But the most important factor is
the age-constitution of a population. The tendency to death
is greatest among persons living at the extremes of life—among
infants and old people.
The ages at death last year were as follows:—
Under 1 year. 1 to 5. 5 to 15. 15 to 25. 25 to 65. over 65.
158 102 40 30 208 170
The Registrar-General has published a table of "factors"
for all the large towns, &c., by applying which to the "crude
death-rate" it becomes corrected for age and sex distribution,
so that the "corrected death-rate" gives the death-rate of any
place, calculated on the basis that the age and sex distribution
in that place is the same as that for the whole country. Thus
all "corrected" death-rates, being reduced to a common basis,
may fairly be compared.
The "factor for correction" for Acton is 1.04240. If the
"crude death-rate," 12.6, be multiplied by this figure, the
"corrected" death-rate is 13.1.
The corrected d?ath-rate for the 76 large towns is 15.6,
and for the 143 smaller towns 14.5.