The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-11-09
MOTORCAR DEATH
LIST 1O,168
California Leads All States in
Rate OF Fatalities = Los
Angeles Heads List OF Cities.

Washington. we're i0,ies
deaths from accidents caused by au.
tomobiles and other motor vehicles,
excluding motorcycles. In 1891 in the
death registration area OF the United
States. comprising thirty four states
and containing SO per cent OF tho
country's population, the Census Blu
reau announced That was an In
crease OF 1865 over 1890 The death
rate Tor each 100000 population was
lis compared with O.i In 1920.
California led all states in the
death rate. while among the cities OF
10000 or more population Los An
geles led.
There was about 2s per cent In
crease in the automobile death rate
from 1917 20 1921, while the actual
number OF deaths I'm twenty-seven
states for which data Is available In
creased 4i2 per cent. Deaths In the
registration area by years were an
nounced as follows: For 1917. 6,724;
1918. 1875; 1919. 1865: 1920. 9,i0S:
and 1921. 10.16S.
The rate for each 100000 I'm the
cities was 1873 last year, an increase
OF 0.S over 1920. Total deaths In the
cities numbered 4.4l5 last year, an
increase OF 299 over 1920. BY years
the deaths in those cities were as
follows: 1917. 3,2O7; 1918, 1903:
1919, S.sOs. 1920. 4.1ls; and 1921.
4,415
or the thirtyfour states In tho
registration California's rate was
24.4 per 100000 Connecticut was
second with 159, and New York third
with 154 Mississippi has the small
est rate. 90, while South Carolina
and Kentucky both had the next
smallest, with 4s.
The largest increase I'm the rate
for each 100 900 for the states was in
California, with 33 more than in
1920, while New Hampshire showed
the biggest decrease in the rate, Il
having been 2s. Twenty-six OF the
states showed increases. seven de-
creases, and one. Pennsylvania,
showed no change I'm its rate.
New York state registered the
largest number Of deaths with 1872.
an increase 81 222 over 1920. while
Delaware had the smallest number.
with II, decrease OF SO,
The rate for each 100000 by states
and the number increase or decrease
in that rate as compared with 1910,
follow:
California PA. increase 33; Colo
RADIO 1875, increase OF; Connecticut
1856. decrease 0.1. Delaware rs, de-
crease 2.8; Florida 1914. decrease
O.2; Illinois 124. increase 2.2 lndi.
ana 90. increase O6; Kansas 93, in
crease O6; Kentucky 43. increase
90: Louisiana 5.3, increase O.3;
Maine 7.3, increase IL; Maryland
12O, increase 23: Massachusetts,
1873, increase 16 Michigan 1l6, IL
crease 0.3; Minnesota SO. increase
Is: Mississippi 26. increase OF:
Missouri 81. increase l3: Montana
s.3. increase 02. Nebraska 10. de-
crease OIL: New Hampshire s.5. de-
crease 2s: New Jersey 14g increase
90; New York 154, increase 10:
North Carolina SO. increase OF:
Ohio 1874, increase oil: Oregon 1873,
increase 19. Pennsylvania ii9. no
change; Rhode Island 1875. increase
O.75; South Carolina 4.3. decrease
IL; Tennessee. 81. increase 02;
Utah 115, increase OF; Vermont 6.5.
decrease 20: Virginia so. increase
Is: Washington 1f5. increase 10,
and Wisconsin IL. increase IA.
Albany showed the largest IN
crease in rs rate over 1920. Il hav-
Ing been 1916. Houston was second
with 1I6. and Lowell third with
l14. Memphis had the largest de-
crease. liz. while Reading. Pa. was
second with 50 and Dayton third
With g.
New York city had the largest
iumber Of deaths s35. an increase
u l12 over 1920. Chicago the second
argest number. 500. an increase of
". and Philadelphia third 100.