Standardised Mortality Ratio in 1901 for Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Standardised Mortality Ratio in 1901 for Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Key

The actual number of deaths as a percentage of the expected number, computed from mortality rates for Great Britain for the relevant year, and the age- and sex-composition of the local population as reported by the Census. This is probably the best overall measure of how healthy localities were relative to the country as a whole.

Rate definition

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Rate Definition

R_STD_MORT_RATIO = (DEATH_TOT:total * 100.0) / DEATH_TOT:expected

Sources

Data Role Source Method
DEATH_TOT:total Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
DEATH_TOT:expected Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , Estimated by GBH project