Vital statistics explained; some practical suggestions

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...mortality table for females in England and Wales in 1911. In Schedules G and H are given male and female mortality tables for the city of Liverpool in the year 1911. Construction Of Analysed Tables. Having obtained all the rates of mortality from age 0 to age 69, and having set them out in graphic form in the manner indicated, we now proceed to analyse these rates by dividing them into the five divisions referred to in Chapter VI., viz.:--A. Tuberculosis, including pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculous meningitis, and other tuberculous diseases. B. Cancer. C. Other diseases of known microbic origin. D. Infantile complaints. This group is confined to ages under 15, after which it is included in Group E. E. All other causes of death. In order to explain the method of procedure, it will be convenient to confine the description to the analysis of the rates of mortality amongst males in England and Wales during 1911. On p. 313 of the Registrar-General's report will be found the numbers of deaths occurring from various diseases in different age-groups. Our first division, A, consists of the following causes as set out by the Registrar-General:--Cause 9. Pulmonary tuberculosis. „ 10. Tuberculous meningitis. „ 11. Other tuberculous diseases. Division B consists of:--Cause 12. Cancer, malignant disease. Division C consists of:--Cause 1. Enteric fever. „ 2. Small-pox. „ 7. Influenza. „ 8. Erysipelas. „ 13. Rheumatic fever. „ 16. Bronchitis. „ 17. Pneumonia (all forms). „ 18. Other respiratory diseases. „ 23. Puerperal fever. Division D consists of:--Cause 3. Measles.,, 4. Scarlet fever.,, 5. Whooping cough.,, 6. Diphtheria and croup.,, 19. Diarrhoea, etc. Division E consists of the diseases mentioned in Divisi...