Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the years 1922-23 and 1923-24, and review (1902-25) of the public health conditions and progess of Johannesburg.

  • Johannesburg (South Africa)
Date:
1925
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the years 1922-23 and 1923-24, and review (1902-25) of the public health conditions and progess of Johannesburg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    JOHANNESBURG GENERAL DEATH-RATES'. From time to time, for many years past, recklessly untrue statements in regard both to the “ Genera] Death-rate from All Causes at All Ages ” and the Infantile Mortality Rate ” of Johannesburg have been made (especially at election times, when officials must keep silence) by persons who have obviously little desire to ascertain the facts. It is, therefore, essential that the official records be stated very definitely. The General Death-rate of Europeans from All Causes and at All Ages for each of 21 years, are summarised at foot of page 2. For Whites, it varied from 243 per 1,000 in 1904-5, to 9-76 per 1,000 in 1923-24. For the five years ended 30th June, 1908, this rate was 15 per 1,000 Whites. For the five years ended 30th June, 1924, it was 10-28, equal to a reduction of over 31 per cent, in 20 years. From the appended figures it will be seen that Johannesburg, as regards its White population of over 160,000, ranks amongst the healthiest cities in the world : — M.O.H. 1922-3-4. Death-rates. Greater London 12-0 (1924) Durban (Whites) 9-29 (1923-24) “ 105 Great Towns ” of Eng- Kimberley ,, 12-2 ,, land and Wales 12'3 ,, Bloemfontein ... 7-3 „ Paris 14-2 „ Capetown 9 9-87 u Antwerp ... 10'3 „ Pretoria 7-48 „ Amsterdam 8-9 „ Copenhagen 12-1 „ ; Johannesburg— 1922-23 1923-24 Stockholm 10-9 „ Whites 10-06 9-76 Perth (W. Australia) 11'2 (1923) Natives 17-41 20-11 New York 11-8 (1924) Eurafricans .. 30-96 30-63 Chicago 1P2 „ Asiatics 19-16 19-24 East London (Whites) 9'1 (1923-24) All Persons .. 13-88 14-76 Except in regard to South African Towns, these figures are taken from the Fourth Quarterly Returns of the Registrar-General for England and Wales for 1924. For Infantile and Maternity Death-rates, see pp. 7, 8, 9. CAUSES OF DEATH. The causes of and ages at death and the local distribution are analysed in the usual Tables A to D for “ Whites, “ Natives,” “ Eurafricans ” and “ Asiatics ” respectively. For reasons of economy, these voluminous tables have not, however, been printed, but are available for inspection. /