Report of the Department of Health / City of Montreal.

  • Montréal (Québec). Department of Public Health.
Date:
[1928]
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Credit: Report of the Department of Health / City of Montreal. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Death rate. The number of deaths in 1928 rose to 10,961 as against 9,991 in 1927, showing in consequence an increase of 970 deaths. The proportion compared to the population is 14.77 per thousand as against 14.28 in 1927, or an increase of 0.49 per thousand. The 1928 death rate is 3.92 below the average for the five years from 1918 to 1922 and 0.13 over the average for the five years from 1923 to 1927. It is 1.89 below the aver¬ age of the ten preceding years. Table III shows a statement of the mortality since 1918 for each year separately and by groups of five and ten years. TABLE III — DEATHS. Period 1918-1922 (5 years) Number Proportion Years Population of per 1000 deaths inhabitants 1918. 579,910 14,090 24.30 * 1919. 593,440 10,617 17.89 1920 . 607,470 12,012 19.77 1921. 618,506 9,740 15.74 1922 . 630,800 §,945 15.76 Average. 606,025 11,080 18.u9 * The epidemic of grippe contributed to the increase.