TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTROCUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . , . . SOME FACTORS INFLUENCING VITAL STATISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Completeness af r e g i s t r a t i o n .
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. . . . . . . . . . . Accuracy and completeness of reporting certificates. Changes i n c l a s s i f i c a t i m of causes of
. . . . . . . . Socio-economic s t a t u s . . . Population, r a c e and age t r e n d s . . . . . . . . . . . Military events . . . . . . DISCUSSION OF 1955 STATISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physicians. . . . . . . . I ~ : a r ~ i a g easnd divorces. . . . . . . . . F e t a l d e a t h s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Live b i r t h s . . . . . . . . I r m m a t u r e b i r t h s . . . . . . . . . B i r t h s t , o u n - w e d m o t h e r s .
. . . . . . . . . . . I n f a n - t d e a t h s . . . . . . . . Ceaths from immaturity. . . . . . . . . . . N e o n a t a l d e a t h s . . . . . . . . . . . M a t e r n a l d e a t h s . . . . . . . . . . . . D e a t h s a l l a g e s
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FIGURES
Figure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Live b i r t h r a t e s adjusted f o r underregistration, Georgia, 1940-1955
. 2. I,ive b i r t h and d e a t h ra-Les, by r a c e ? Georgia, 1925- 1955.
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. . . . . . . . . . 3. Immature b i r t h r a t e s , 1947-1955 and death r a t e s from immaturity, by race, Georgia, 1925-1955
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. I n f a n t and neonatal dea-ti? r a t e s by race, Georgia, 1925-1955
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. . . . . 5 . P a t e r n a l d e a t h r a t i o by r a c e , Georgia, 1925-1955.
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TEXT TABLES
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. -6s-timates cf ki.rth regis-kiss-Licn ccmpleteness, by p l a c e cf i:ci.ur~:2nce, Gecrgia, 1 9 4-~1955
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Leu-ills duc tc I.11-defined. and unkncwr, causes, Gecrgia, -1 g"1.6-1355.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y ~ p ~ 1 s t i c iI-)i race and residence, 2eoingia, April 1, 1950J ~ l y1, 1355
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. . . . 4. ljlai-riages by r e s i d e n c e cf oiqiJe and grocm, Gecrgla, 1955
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . j F e t a l deaths i;y race, p l a c e of occurrence, at-tendant and l e n g t h o f ges~La-i;i,m.,S e o r g i a , 1955.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Live b i r t h r a t e s , Georgia, 1940-1955
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, .7 CeaJcn r , a t e s p e r 100,000 p o p u l a t i o n f o r Georgia and United S t a t e s
-- and death r a t e s adjusted Tor age and race, Georgia, 1950-1955
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. . . . . . . I. S z l e e t e d v i t a l events, nuinbey and r a t e and p e r c e n t cccurring i n iiospltals by race, urban and i u r a l , Georgia, 1955.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Cearhs, a l l causes, nunher and r a t e p e r 10C,C00 popula-tion by i-act: s g z and s s x , Georgia, 1955.
. . . . 111. Surcmai-y cf s e l e c t e d v i t a l s - L a i i s t i c s , Georgia, 1926-1955
. . . . . . . . . . I V . LLVL kir-ths by age of parents, Georgia, 1955
. . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Live S l r t h s t c mwed mc chers, number and r a t e per l,C00 i i v e b i r t h s by age cf aother, Georgia, 1955.
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'III. VIII.
. . . . . . . . . . Icl~po~~tacna-ut ses cf c i e a ~ h , nurflber and p e r c e n t cf t o ~ a il n
s p e c i f i e d age groups, by r a c e ; Georgia, 1955
. . . . Deaths frcm h e a r t d i s e a s e by t y p e , by age, Gecrgia, 1955
. . . I t a ~ h si"l.orn c a n c e r , by s i ~ e r,a c e , and sex, Secrgia: 1955.
I X . T e a - L ~ Sn,umber s n d r a t i o ( p e r 10,000 l i v e b i r t h s ) rrom d i s e a s e s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cf p-egnancy, childbil-th, and the puerperium, by race, Gtcrgia,
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GEfiGRAL TABLES ( CONT ' C)
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . X. Iciant deaths, number and :>aJLeper 1,00C live births by
me?_.,se:: and age, Georgia? 1955
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XI. I n f ' x ~Laths, nuaiber and rate per 1,OCO live births, by
race, t y cause, Qcorgia, 1955.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XTL. Accidzntzl d~aths,riumber and rate, ky type of accident,
-:j:; e g e , ieergia, 1955
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. . . . . . X I I I . ST:~al statistics, by county and race, 2ecrgia,l955
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIV-A, Vital s-Latistics,by cities with population of 75,000 or T ! E r C j C;20iqgl~,1955
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Y Ls c l statistics, by
G~crgla: 1955.
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popula~ionof
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74,999,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XV. Livc births to unwed mothe~s,number and rate per 1,000 live birth.^, by race, Georgia, 1955
. . . X V I . rTuc;~ei. cf physicians in piiva~epractice and average number of p ~ ~ s c npser ph)sician, by ccunTy, Georgia, January 1, 1956
X V I I .-A.E s - t ~ m a - c e 3population by race, se:; and age, Georgia, July 1, 1955
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DL--?_tnatedpcpulation by ;.ace, by urban and rural and civilian
. . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~cpi-.la-ibiysnrace, by county and incarporated places of 2,500
:,c ~,~c,i-pie: i-sans, Georgia, July 1, 1955
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 7 I I T . I c t ~ s~clpulaticn by census years by age and race, Georgia, ~ ~ -Z.13W5~
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIX. li.ti-l,lags, divorces, and aiinu.lments, by county of applicaticn, L,: . x c , Georgia.: 1955
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