The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-11-17
MOTORCAR DEATH
LIST 1888
California Leads All States in
Rate of Fatalities - Los
Angeles Heads List of Cities.
NEW YORK TOLL HIGHEST
Pennsylvania Figures Show 1,086 Lost
Lives-ln Philadelphia Last Year
293 Residents and 1870 Others
Died In Car Accidents.

WdSh1ngtOn.-Iher were 1U,10S
deaths from accidents caused by au-
tomobiles and other motor vehicles,
excluding motorcycles, in 1921 in the
death registration area of the United
States, comprising thirty-four states
and containing 80 per cent of the
country's population, the Census Blu
reau announced. That was an in
crease of 1,065 over 1920. The death
rate for each 100000 population was
lis compared with 0.4 in 1920.
California led all states in the
death rate, while among the cities OF
100000 or more population Los An
geles led.
There was about % per cent in
crease in the automobile death rate
from 1917 to 1921, while the actual
number of deaths in twenty-seven
states for which data is available in
creased 412 per cent. Deaths in the
registration area by years were an
nounced as follows: For 1917, 6,724:
1918, 1925; 1919, 1868; 1920, 9,103;
and 1921, 10,16S.
The rate for each 100000 in the
of 0.8 over 1920. Total deaths in the
cities numbered 4,415 last year, an
increase of 299 over 1920. BY years
the deaths in those cities were as
follows: 1917, 3,2O7; 1918, $500;
1919, 3,SOS; 1920, 4,116; and 1921,
4,415.
OF the thirty-four states in the
registration California's rate was
PA per 100000; Connecticut was
second with 15.9, and New York third
with 1874. Mississippi has the small
est rate, 2.6, while South Carolina
and Kentucky both had the next
smallest, with 4.3.
The largest increase in the rate
for each 100000 for the states was in
California, with 3.3 more than in
1920, while New Hampshire showed
the biggest decrease in the rate, 1t
having been 2.S. Twenty-six of the
states showed increases, seven de-
creases, and one, Pennsylvania,
showed no change in its rate.
New York state registered the
largest number of deaths with 1852,
an increase of 222 over 1920, while
Delaware had the smallest number,
with II, a decrease of 81.
The rate for each 100000 by states
and the number, increase or decrease
in that rate, as compared with 1910,
follow:
California 24.4, increase 3,3; Colo
RADIO 1875, increase or; Connecticut
1916, decrease Oh; Delaware rs, de-
crease 23; Florida 10, decrease
OF; Illinois 1874, increase %; Indi-
ana 80, increase 0.6; Kansas 9.3, in
crease 0.6; Kentucky 4.3, increase
%; Louisiana So, increase 0.3:
Maine 73, increase IT; Maryland
1910, increase 2.3; Massachusetts,
1873, increase 1.6; Michigan 11.6, in
crease O.3; Minnesota 8.9, increase
LIS; Mississippi 2.6, increase OF;
Missouri 81, increase 1.3; Montana
S.3, increase OF; Nebraska 7.9, de-
crease OF; New Hampshire S.5, de-
crease 2.8; New Jersey 14.9, increase
%; New York 1874; increase 10;
North Carolina 5.3, increase OIL;
Ohio 1874, increase OIL; Oregon 1873.
increase 10; Pennsylvania 11.9, no
change; Rhode Island 1876, increase
OTIS; South Carolina 4.3, decrease
IL: Tennessee, ST, increase OF;
Utah lis, increase or; Vermont 6.5,
decrease 20: Virginia 60, increase
1.S; Washington 14.5, increase 10,
and Wisconsin TT, increase Ia.
Albany showed the largest in
crease in it's rate over 1920, it hav-
ing been 15.5; Houston was second
with 116, and Lowell third with
ia Memphis had the largest de-
crease, H., while Reading, Pa, was
second with S.4 and Dayton third
with Ct.
New York City had the largest
number of deaths, SS5, an increase
of 112 over 1920; Chicago the second
largest number, $50, an increase Of
81, and Philadelphia third, 100.