Table 2, CASES OF SPECIFIED DISEASES WITH COMPARATIVE DATA: UNIT ED STATES, EACH DIVISION AND STATE FOR WEEK ENDED JANUARY 24, 1953 3,818 252 255 175 1,809 307 1,020 5,759 2,442 1,490 1,827 2,023 28 1 2 3 175 74 207 2 Maine----- MIDDLE ATLANTIC- EAST NORTE CENTRAL- WEST NORTH CENTRAL-- SOUTH ATLANTIC EAST SOUTH CENTRAL EST SOUTE CENTRAL 4 11 9 16 9 38 6 163 99 150 10 3 15 176 27 38 13 25 14 34 26 5 45 7 2 35 3 2 8 44 22 2 2 Table 2. CASES OF SPECIFIED DISEASES WITH COMPARATIVE DATA: UNITED STATES, EACH DIVISION AND STATE FOR WEEK ENDED JANUARY 24, 1953–Continued Table 3. CASES OF SPECIFIED DESEASES: SELECTED CITIES FOR WEEK ENDED JANUARY 24, 1953 EAST NORTH CENTRAL WEST NORTH CENTRAL Table 3. CASES OF SPECIFIED DISEASES: SELECTED CITIES FOR WEEK ENDED JANUARY 24, 1953—Continued The chart shows the number of deaths reported for 106 major cities of the United States by week for the current year, and, for comparison, the median of the number of deaths reported for the corresponding weeks of the three previous calendar years. (The median is the central one of the three values arranged in order of magnitude.) If a report is not received from a city in time to be included in the total for the current week, an estimate is made to maintain comparability for graphic presentation. The figures reported represent the number of death certificates received in the vital statistics offices during the week indicated, for deaths occurring in that city. Figures compiled in this way, by week of receipt, usually approximate closely the number of deaths occurring during the week. However, differences are to be expected because of variations in the interval between death and receipt of the certificate. While week-to-week changes in the total number of deaths reported for all major cities generally represent a change in mortality conditions, this may not be true for variations in weekly figures for each city. For example, in a city where 50 deaths are the weekly average, the number of deaths occurring in a week may be expected to vary by chance alone from 36 to 64 (d 2Vd, where d represents the average number of deaths per week). The number of deaths in cities of the same size may also differ because of variations in the age, race, and sex composition of their populations, and because some cities are hospital centers serving the surrounding areas. Changes from year to year in the number of deaths may be due in part to population increases or decreases. New England--- (14 cities) -(17 cities) (18 cities) -69 cities) (9 cities) (7 cities) (13 cities) -(7 cities) -(12 cities) 712 3,415 2,427 973 876 462 909 3,300 2,517 928 866 557 845 294 1,478 721 3,007 2,177 -1.2 +13.6 +11.5 +27.0 +18.4 +12.4 +21.2 +49.5 +2.9 2,172 9,947 7,402 2,783 2,694 1,512 2,764 2,093 9,605 6,629 2,477 2,370 1,348 2,415 323 1,325 766 740 411 749 216 1,288 959 4,389 715 4,419 +3.9 +4.0 +11.7 +12.4 +13.7 +12.2 +14.5 +34.0 -0.7 |