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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
be fairly compared.
The "factor for correction" for Acton is 1.04240. If the
"crude death rate" 10.9 be multiplied by this figure, the corrected
death rate is 11.4.
The "corrected death rate" for the 77 great towns for 1910
was 14.3, and for the 136 smaller towns 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The death rate is 1.7 per 1,000 lower than that of 1909, 2.2
per 1,000 lower than that of 1908, and 3 per 1,000 lower than
that of 1907. Possibly, if the figures are stated in another
manner, they may appear in a more vivid light. Last year,
there were actually 114 less deaths in the district than in 1909.
If the death rate of 1907 had prevailed last year, 171 more
deaths would have occurred.
If one were allowed to review these figures merely from an
economical point of view, it would be interesting to speculate on
the financial value of sanitary efforts. It is true that all the
saving is not due to sanitary efforts, nor is the greatest saving
among the productive elements of the population, but even in the
age period 15—65, there has been a considerable reduction in
the death rate.
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.
151 55 18 20 203 176
Compared with 1909, there was a decrease in the number of
deaths at all age periods, except in persons over 65 years of age.