Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg.

  • Johannesburg (South Africa)
Date:
[1931]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEATHS AND DEATH-EATES. 'The deaths herein referred to are those of persons who died'within the extended Municipal Area as defined by proclamations 13 of 1902 and 46 of 1903: — Deaths. Year Whites Natives Eurafrieans Asiatics All Persons 1911-12 1,505 2,683 270 80 4,538 1912-13 1,411 2,907 229 103 4,650 1913-14 1,204 1,706 208 89 3,207 1914-15 1,453 1,890 296 107 3,746 1915-16 1,338 2,095 227 85 3,745 1916-17 1,852 2,061 324 132 4,369 1917-18 1,661 1,737 273 118 3,789 1918-19 2,261 2,843 447 263 5,814 1919-20 1,632 2,110 303 126 4,171 1920-21 1,710 2,194 373 114 4,391 1921-22 1,758 1,891 330 145 4,124 1922-23 1,610 1,994 319 111 4,034 1923-24 1,562 2,314 321 143 4,340 1924-25 1,568 2,213 345 142 4,268 1925-26 1,600 2,238 309 114 4,261 1926-27 1,801 2,621 354 139 4,915 ] 927-28 1,858 2,696 440 137 5.131 1928-29 1,989 2.795 304 143 5.231 1929-30 1,942 3,115 339 172 5,568 1930-31 2,038 3,349 357 181 5,925 Death-Dates. DEATH- RATES (excluding non-residents) White *Corrected Gross | for Age and Sex distrib. Natives Eur- africans Asiatics All Persons 1911-12 11-6 13-3423 25'5 i 24-4 18-9 1912-13 10-52 12-10 27-C3 23-21 18-68 1913-14 8-9S 10-32 16-34 21-19 12-66 1914-15 10-84 t 18-00 28-11 14-39 1915-16 9-55 — 19-95 21-81 14-32 1916-17 12-04 — 16-73 23-21 14-69 1917-18 10-55 — 14-14 20-25 12-69 1918-19 16-06 — 26-94 3815 21-94 1919-20 10-88 — 17-58 27-54 25-20 14-58 1920-21 11-07 — 17-90 33-86 21-07 14-96 1921-22 10-98 — 17-19 29-96 26-80 14-39 1922-23 10-06 — 16-43 29-25 20-72 13-55 1923-24 9-76 — 19-06 29-43 26-70 14-61 1924-25 9-31 — 17-75 28-53 23-90 13-72 1925-26 9-50 — 17-95 25-56 19-19 13-70 1926-27 10-46 — 18-77 27-57 22-78 14-85 1927-28 10-50 — 18-52 3M6 21-39 14-96 1928-29 11-05 — 19-07 17-88 20-42 14-92 1929-30 10-67 — 21-62 18-83 22-93 15-72 1930-31 1022 1 22-32 17-85 22-62 15-70 * Factor for correction 1-502. + No factor available. Deatii-Bate in British, Colonial and Foreign Cities. Appended, for purposes of comparison, are particulars as to the “ Death-rate per 1,000 from All Causes ” in large cities in other parts of the world:— Greater London (i.e., Metro- JOHANNESBURG— politan and City Police Whites 10-22(1930-31) Districts) ... 11-5 (1930) Natives 22-32 “ Great Towns ” of England Eurafrieans 17-85 and Wales 11-5 Asiatics 22-62 East London ... 9-4 (1930-31) All Persons 15-70 Durban 9T Kimberley 11-6 „ Bloemfontein 7-74 „ Capetown 10-13 „ Pretoria 7-26 „ Pietermaritzburg 8-42 „ Except in regard to South African towns, these figures are taken from the Quarterly Eeturn of the Registrar-General for England and Wales, 1930. The European Death-Rate is considerably lower than that of the great towns of England and Wales and compares favourably with the European rates in the last five years.