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SESSIONS OF 1923-1924 



(Vol. XVI Part 2) 



A Nova Scotia Life Table. — By A. C. Jost, M.D., C, M., 



Provincial Medical Officer, Halifax, N. S. 

 (Read 14 January, 1924) 



For the preparation of the Life Table presented herewith 

 there were available the following data. — 



I. Population Statistics of the Province by sexes, in 

 single years of age, (age 0-4), in five year periods, (ages 5-89), 

 and in one eleven year period (90-100). These had been ob- 

 tained from the census figures of the censuses of 1911 and 1921. 

 The geometrical method of computing the populations of the 

 various age groups during the intercensal years was followed. 

 Both censuses were taken as at June first of the census year. 

 Since April first was the central point of the years for which 

 mortality statistics were available, some correction of the popu- 

 lation figures was necessary and was carried out. Correction 

 was also made for the persons of the population whose ages 

 were not given in the census returns, these persons being placed 

 pro rata in the various age groups. During the three years 

 there were all told 793837 male lives and 766282 female lives at 

 risk divided into the age groups hereafter given. 



II. Mortality Statistics showing deaths by sexes and for 

 various age groups for the three years ending Sept. 30th, 1918- 

 19, 1919-20 and 1920-21. This information gave the number 

 of deaths by years, (ages 0-4), in five year age groups, (5-19), 

 in ten year groups, (20-89), and one eleven year group, (90- 

 100). As before, these figures were corrected for those whose 

 ages were not given in the returns. The total number of deaths 

 which occured in the three years was 12152 males and ,11060 

 females. 



