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i i i ' ; i ; i ; i \ i Notes.—(1) As regards pulmonary tuberculosis, the figures prior to 1908 are not altogether comparable with those for the years 1908 onwards as they did not apparently include deaths certified as being due to " tuberculosis " (not further defined), which have since been treated as due to " pulmonary tuberculosis." (2) Standard used for standardized rates— England and Wales, 1901: Male and female rates calculated on " persons " distribution; " persons " rates calculated on male and female distribution.

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1924 .. 397 339 736 6-00 5-33 6-67- S-82 5-35 5-57 305 268 i 573 4-61 4-21 4-41 4-40 4-17 4-28 1925 .. .. 370 314 684 5-45 4-82 5-14 5-27 4-76 5-00 300 260 560 4-42 3-99 4-21 4-18 3-91 4-03 1926 .. .. 402 325 727 5-82 4-91 5-37 5-59 4-93 5-24 331 261 592 4-79 3-94 4-38 4-54 3-92 4-21 1927 .. .. 372 296 668 5-30 4-40 4-86 5-06 4-45 4-74 304 229 533 4-33 3-40 3-88 4-08 3-38 3-71 1928 .. 339 360 699 4-78 5-28 5-03 4-52 5-18 4-87 278 291 569 3-92 4-27 4-09 3-62 4-15 3-90 1929 .. .. 360 282 642 5-02 4-09 4-57 4-72 3-94 4-32 296 228 524 4-13 3-31 3-73 3-81 3-13 3-46 1930 .. .. 344 305 649 4-75 4-37 4-56 4-43 4-40 4-40 289 240 529 3-99 3-44 3-72 3-64 3-40 3-51 1931 .. .. 331 286 617 4-51 4-04 4-27 4-19 3-97 4-07 266 235 501 3-62 3-32 3-47 3-28 3-23 3-24 1932 .. .. 324 291 615 4-38 4-08 4-23 4-06 4-07 4-07 261 227 488 3-53 3-18 3-36 3-15 3-12 3-14 1933 .. .. 323 288 611 4-34 4-00 4-17 3-87 3-93 3-89 258 218 476 3-47 3-03 3-25 2-98 2-91 2-94 1934 .. .. 339 282 621 4-54 3-89 4-21 4-11 3-81 3-95 266 225 491 3-56 3-10 3-33 3-08 2-97 3-02 1935 .. .. 324 252 576 4-31 3-45 3-89 3-84 3-33 3-57 258 213 471 3-43 2-92 3-18 2-98 2-77 2-87 1936 .. .. 367 313 680 4-85 4-25 4-56 4-26 4-10 4-18 295 245 540 3-90 3-33 3-62 3-26 3-10 3-18 1937 .. .. 327 263 590 4-29 3-54 3-91 3-75 3-43 3-58 282 213 495 3-70 2-87 3-29 3-14 2-69 2-90 1938 .. .. 342 255 597 4-44 3-41 3-93 3-97 3-16 3-54 277 205 482 3-60 2-74 3-17 3-06 2-46 2-74 1939 .. .. 343 270 613 4-39 3-56 3-98 3-77 3-40 3-57 292 230 522 3-74 3-03 3-39 3-08 2-82 2-93 1940 .. .. 349 251 600 4-50 3-26 3-88 3-81 3-06 3-41 307 194 501 3-96 2-52 3-24 3-26 2-26 2-73 1941 .. .. 371 226 597 4-90 2-89 3-88 4-03 2-76 3-40 312 179 491 4-12 2-29 3-19 3-38 2-14 2-72 1942 .. 339 268 607 4-50 3-39 3-94 3-92 3-23 3-54 288 204 492 3-82 2-58 3-19 3-22 2-38 2-76 1943 .. .. 325 247 572 4-39 3-09 3-72 3-74 2-95 3-31 280 195 475 3-78 2-44 3-09 3-14 2-26 2-66 1944 .. .. -362 231 593 4-84 2-86 3-81 4-16 2-77 3-42 309 176 485 4-13 2-18. 3-12 3-42 2-07 2-70 1945 .. .. 365 238 603 4-71 2-91 3-79 3-91 2-78 3-31. 314 183 497 4-05 2-24 3-12 3-25 2-07 2-63 1946 .. .. 313 247 560 3-79 2-97 3-37 3-12 2-79 2-93 257 203 460 3 11 2-44 2-77 2-50 2-26 2-36 1947 .. .. 300 223 523 3-54 2-63 3-08 2-88 2-51 2-67 260 181 441 3-07 2-13 2-60 2-45 2-01 2-21 1948 .. .. 286 183 469 3-30 2-11 2-71 2-62 1-99 2-27 253 155 408 2-92 1-79 2-36 2-26 1-69 1-95 1