Vital statistics, Georgia: 1961 [Feb. 1963]

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SYMBOLS USED I N THIS REPORT.....,....,......................,...,,,,.. vii

SOME FACTORS INFLUENCING VITAL STATISTICS...,........,,................

Sources of data,...,,,.....,..,.,,,.....,....,.,............... Completeness of registration....,,,............,.

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Accuracy and completeness of r e p o r t i n g i t e m s on c e r t i f i c a t e s . . . . . .

Socio-economic status........,.........,......,...........,.......

Population, race and age trends.......,,............,...,.........

Average age a t death,..........,........,.,.........................

Military events........,.,...........,............................

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DISCUSSION OF 1961 STATISTICS...,...,......,.......................,,,,
.......................... Population...............,.....,.,...... ................................................ Physicians........

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Marriages and d i v o r c e s . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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F e t a l deaths..............,.......,.....,........................,

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Live births.....,..,.,.,.,.........,..,..,........................

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B i r t h s t o unwed mothers,......,..............,....,.,,............

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........................................... Immature births.................................................,.
Deaths from immaturity.

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I n f a n t deaths...,..,.,......,.....,...............................

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Neonatal deaths,.......,..,..,...,,.............,..,,.............

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Maternal deaths.,......,..,.........,.............................

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Deaths a l l ages.....,....,..,.....................................

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Deaths by age g r o u p s . . , . , . . . . . . , . . . . . . , , . . . , . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FIGURES
Figure 1. Live b i r t h r a t e s a d j u s t e d f o r u n d e r r e g i s t r a t i o n , Georgia
1940-1961.,..,...,.m......m...,.....s.e..~.~e.....~e~n..~
2. Live b i r t h and d e a t h r a t e s , by pace, Georgia, 1925-1961,.,.,..
3. Immature b i r t h r a t e s , 1947-1961 and d e a t h r a t e s from immaturity by r a c e , Georgia, 1925-1961..............,,........
4. I n f a n t and n e o n a t a l d e a t h r a t e s by r a c e , Georgia, 1925-1961...
5. Maternal d e a t h r a t i o by r a c e , Georgia, 1925-1961........,...,.

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TEXT TABLES
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1. E s t i m a t e s of b i r t h r e g i s t r a t i o n completeness, by p l a c e of occurrence, Georgia, 1940-1961....,...............................
2. P o p u l a t i o n by r a c e and r e s i d e n c e , Georgia, A p r i l 1, 1950, A p r i l 1, 1960 and J u l y 1, 1961.....,................,..............
3. Marriages by r e s i d e n c e of b r i d e and groom, Georgia, 1961.........,.
4, F e t a l d e a t h s by r a c e , p l a c e o f o c c u r r e n c e , a t t e n d a n t and l e n g t h of g e s t a t i o n , Georgia, 1961.......,..,,.............,.............
5. Live b i r t h r a t e s , Georgia, 1940-1961..........,..,.................
6. Death r a t e s p e r 100,000 population f o r Georgia and United S t a t e s and death r a t e s adjusted f o r age, and race, Georgia, 1950-1961..,..

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GENERAL TABLES
S e l e c t e d v i t a l e v e n t s , number and r a t e and per c e n t o c c u r r i n g i n h o s p i t a l s by r a c e , urban and r u r a l , Georgia, 1961,........,...,.
Deaths, a l l causes, number and r a t e p e r 1,000 population by r a c e , age and s e x , Georgia, 1961............,......................
111. Summary of s e l e c t e d v i t a l s t a t i s t i c s , Georgia, 1932-1961,..........
I V . Live b i r t h s by age of p a r e n t s , Georgia, 1961..................,.,..
v. Live b i r t h s t o unwed mothers, number and r a t e p e r 1,000 l i v e
b i r t h s , by age of mother, Georgia, 1961.,....,,....................
Important causes of death, number and r a t e p e r 100,000 populat i o n , i n s p e c i f i e d age groups, by r a c e , Georgia, 1961......,.......
............................... Important causes of death, number and per cent, i n specified
age groups, Georgia, 1961 ( C h a r t s 1..
VII. Deaths from h e a r t d i s e a s e s by t y p e , by a g e , Georgia, 1961.....,....
V I I I , Deaths from cancer, by s i t e , r a c e , and s e x , Georgia, 1961..........

. GENERAL TABLES (Cont )

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I X . Maternal d e a t h s , number and r a t i o p e r 10,000 l i v e b i r t h s by r a c e , Georgia, 1961,......,...,........,...........,..................

X. I n f a n t deaths, number and r a t e p e r 1,000 l i v e b i r t h s by race, s e x and age, Georgia, 1961..........,..,..........................,...

X I . I n f a n t d e a t h s , number and r a t e p e r 1,000 l i v e b i r t h s by r a c e , by c a u s e , Georgia, 1961.....................,.......,.,..,............

X I I . Accidental d e a t h s , number and r a t e , by t y p e o f a c c i d e n t , by age, Georgia, 1961..........,......,.....,,......,.,...................

XIII. V i t a l s t a t i s t i c s , by county and r a c e , Georgia, 1961...................

XIV-A. V i t a l s t a t i s t i c s , by c i t i e s with population of 75,000 o r more, Georgia, 1961....,......,...,...................,..........

XIV-B. V i t a l s t a t i s t i c s , by c i t i e s with population of 10,000-74,999, Georgia, 1961.......,.....,....................,......................

XIV-e. V i t a l s t a t i s t i c s , by c i t i e s with population of 2,500-9,999 Georgia, 1961......,..,....,........,.....,................,..........

XV. Number of p h y s i c i a n s i n p r i v a t e p r a c t i c e and a v e r a g e number
of p e r s o n s p e r p h y s i c i a n , by county, Georgia, January 1, 1962.........

XVI-A, Estimated population, urban and r u r a l , by r a c e , by county and c i t y , Georgia, J u l y 1, 1961....,,...............,.....,..,...,....

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Estimated p o p u l a t i o n by r a c e , s e x and age, Georgia, J u l y 1,
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X V I I . T o t a l p o p u l a t i o n by census y e a r s by age and r a c e , Georgia, 1920-1960.......,.....,......*............*..e.~~..~.....a~..~...~~~..

XVIII, Marriages, d i v o r c e s , and annulments, by county of a p p l i c a t i o n , by r a c e , Georgia, 1961.....,,............,,....,......,........

X I X . Marriages by age of b r i d e and groom, Georgia, 1961........,....,.,....

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