TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOME FACTORS INFLUENCING VITAL STATISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compiec~nessof r s g i s t r a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accuracy and completeness 'afr e p o r t i n g items on
c e r t i f ~ c a t e s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changes In classification of causes of d e a t h . . . . . . . . . . . Socio-zconomic status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Population, age and r a c e t r e n d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Militaryevznts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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DISCUSSION OF 1953 STATISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvl i
P o p ~ l a t l o n -.- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x v l i
Physicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XVll
Mdrriagzs and divorces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi1
Stlliblrths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi i
L ~ v eb i r t h s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x i x
Immaturebirths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XlX
Illegitlmatebirths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXll
Infantdeaths, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXli
. . . .. Deaths from i m m d l u r ~ t y
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3. Percentage distribution census p o p u l a t i o n by age, Georgld,
1920-1950. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XV
4. Live b i r t h and death r a t e s , by race, Georgla, 1924-1953. . . a .
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5 . S t i l l b i r t h r a t l o by race, Gzorgia, 1924-1953 . . . . . . . . . . X V l l l
6. Reported lmmature l i v e b i r t h r a t e s by r a c e , s e x and a t t ~ n d a n t ,
Georgla, 1953. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. Imrna-Lure b i r t h r a t e and d e a t h r a t e from irnrnaturlty, by r a c z ,
Georgia, 1924-1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. I n i a n - t and n e o n a t z l d e a t h r a t e s by r a c e , G,orgia, 1924-1953, .
. . . . . . . . 9 . Ma-Lernal death r a t i o by racz, G?orgia, 1924-1953
TEXT TABLES
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1, Estima-Lzd p z r c e n t a g e completcnzss o r b l r t h r e g i s t r a t l o n j by plat? of occurrence, attendan-i; and r a c e , Georgla 1940 i8,ild
1950. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
. 2 . Estiinatzd b i r t h r e g i s t r a t i o n comglzten?ss, Georgla, 1940-1950 .
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3. Es t l m a t e s of b i r t h r e g i s t r a t i o n comnpiiteness, by p l a c e of o c c , r-
aznee, G<>orgia,1940-1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ::I
4 . C l a s s l f l e a t i o n c o m p a r i z b ~ l i t yra-Llos f o r s p c c l f l e d c c u s ~ sof de-tl.1
~ . n d * rt h e F i f t h and S i x t h Revisions of t h z In-L~rna'cionalLis-i; of
Disceszs m d C ~ u s e sof Dezth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x l i i
5 . Dd..a-ill~due to ~.LL-delfn e d cind unknown cciuszs, G ~ o r g ~ a1,944-1953. xlv
6 . Papc.iatlon by r a c e and residence, G ~ o r g l a ,A p r i l 1, 1950 -
Julyi,1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvil
7 . Mcirrlagzs by r e s l d e n c d of b r ~ d eand groom, Georgia, 1953. . . . . x v l i l
8. Livz birth r a t e s , GLorgla, 1940-1953. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9. Immaturo l l v z b i r t h s by p l a c ~of occurrence, n t t e n d s n t , race ~ n d
s a , Georgia, 1953. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxl
1 0 . 1rnmatiu.e 1 l v e b i r t h r a t e s , by r a c c , resid,nc? ~ i n dd t - t ~ n d , n t ,
GLorgla,i953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
11. ImmaJ~urLd,ath r d t z s a d j ~ s t ~T ddr cliung?s I n c l d s s l f l c a t i o n ,rider the S l x t h Rdvision of t h e i n w r n a - c i o n a l L l s t of Diseases
and Cuusds 2f Dzath, Gtorgla, 1940-1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . x x l l i
2 . Causz s L w c l f l c d e a t h r a t ~ s2,r 100 000 p o p u i d t l o n f o r 1,adin.g c ~ u s ~of s deuCh, d d j u s t e d f u r changd l n c l a s s i f ~ c a t i o n ,
Georgi?~,1940-1953. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x x ~
13. Eea-l;h r a t e s p e r 100,000 po,?uia-Lion Tor G i o r g i a and United S-Lstes
- and Georgia, agd rii::e, adju-s-tzd d e d t h r a t e s , 1950-195:. . . . . x x v i
GENERAL TABUS
I . Sdl;ct,d vital z v c n t s , numbzr ~ n dr a t e , and pdr c e n t &cc-d.'~ng
i n h o s ; ~ i t d l s by r j c e : urban and r ~ l . ~ ~ Gi ,zorgia, i 9 5 3 . . . . . . .
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. 1 1 . i l - ~ z i i s z~l l C Z L Y . S ~ S , numbzr 2nd ra-LLj by r a c e , ~ g 2znd sz:;> s+~ins-1~953 . . . . . . . . . e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e .
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I V . Imgor-L.nt causes of d d s t h , n~linbdi*_ind p e r c;nt of t o t c l i n
s p c c ~ f i c du g ~groups, by rat,, G-orgl.1, 1953. . . . . . . . . . .
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V . D ~ a t h s2nd dec;th r a t l o s p e r 10,000 l l v i : births, from d i s , . i s ; ~
~f pT>gnzncy, c h i l d b ~ r t hand i h z p u ~ r p ? r l w n , by r a c e ,
Gcorg~;,1953. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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V I . Infwnt d c d t h s , number and p e r c i n t a g z d i s t r l b d . t ~ o nby r a c d , s ~ : : :
a n d a g ~ ,G z o r g i ~ ,1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
V I I . I n f ~ i i - tcIe&ths, number 2nd r a t < :J,r 1,000 l i v e ' c l r t h s , by- r ~ c , ,
~ Y C L U S L , G-orgla, 1953. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
V I I I . Numb~i-of d d a t h s from L ~ c c i d d n t bs y t y p e of a c c i d z n t , by a g ~ ,
G ~ o r g ~ & , 1 9 5 3 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I X . V l t d l S c z t i s t l c s by county and r x e , GLorglc, 1953 . . . . . a .
X. Vi-La1 s - L e t i s t l c s , c i t i e s of 50,000 p o p u l a t l o n and ovzr, G ~ o r g i a ,
i953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X I . V i t d ~ i ~ t l s t l c sC ,I ~ L ~ 1S0,000 GO 50,000 p o p u l z t l o n , 1953 . a
X I I . Mz.rrldgzs, d i v o r c e s , and a n n u l m m t s by county cf o c c u r r ~ n c ~by,
rac,, G,orgla, 1953. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
XIII. XIVA.
N~lrnbdr cf pliyslc~.ans i n p r ~ v z i ep r a c t i c i and a v e r d g ~numbLr J;
p e r s o n s A 2 ~ pr h y s l c l a n , by c o u n t j , J a n u a r y 1, 1955. . . . . . . .
. Estlrnzzed T O - ~ aplo p u l a t l o n by ag,, r a c i and s e x , Georglz, i 9 5 3
XIVB. Estlmz-cLa $ o p u l a t l o n by r a c ~ ,by uroan and rur-1, dnd c i v i l i a n p c ~ u i a t l c nby r a c i , by county, and incorporated p l a c e s o r 2,500
o r nor, p?rsons, Gdorgla, July 1, 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
XV. Tot21 p p ~ 1 . 1 a t i o nby census ydix-s by age and rac;, G ~ o r g i n ,
1920-1950. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .