The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-11-09
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 1895 Lost
Llves--In Philadelphia Last Year
2e3 Residents and 1870 Others
Died In Car Accidents.

Washing gtOn.--There + were 10,16S
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 SO per cent of the
country's population, the Census Bu-
reau announced. That was an in
crease of 1,O65 over 1920. The death
rate for each 100000 population was
115 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 Al. per cent. Deaths in the
registration area by. years were an
nounced as follows: For 1917, 6,724;
1918, 1926; 1919, 1868; 1920, 9,103;
and 1921, 1O,16S.
The rate for each 100000 in the
cities was 1853 last year, an increase
of 08 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, 1909;
1919. s,sOS; 1920. 4.116; and 1921,
4,415.
OF the thirty-four states in the
registration Californias rate was
24.4' per 100000; Connecticut was
second with 15.9, and New York third
with 1874. Mississippi has the small
est rate, &c, while South Carolina
and Kentucky both had the next
smallest, with 43
The largest increase in the rate
for each 100000 for the states was in
California, with 33 more than in
1920, while New Hampshire showed
the biggest decrease In the rate, it
having been 2.S. Twenty-six of the
states showed increase, 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 IL, 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 24.4, increase 3.3; Colo
RADIO 1875, increase OF; Connecticut
15.5, decrease OIL; Delaware rs, de-
crease 2.3; Florida 1914. decrease
0.2; Illinois 1874, increase 81; Indi-
ana 90, increase 0.6; Kansas 9.3, in
crease 0.6; Kentucky 4.3. increase
0.9; Louisiana 5.3, increase 0.3;
Maine 7.3, increase IT; Maryland
12.O, increase 23; Massachusetts
1873, increase 1.6; Michigan 11.6, in
crease 0.3; Minnesota S.9, increase
Is: Mississippi 2.6. increase OF;
Missouri 81, increase 1.3; Montana
8.3, increase OF; Nebraska 79, de-
crease OIL; New Hampshire S.5, de-
crease 2S; New Jersey 149, increase
2.2; New York 1874, increase 1.9;
NOrLn Carolina 0.5, increase Ul.s
Ohio 1874, increase OIL; Oregon 1919,
increase 10; Pennsylvania 11.9. no
change; Rhode Island 1876, increase
OTIS; South Carolina 4.3, decrease
III: Tennessee, 5T, increase OF;
Utah lis, increase OF; Vermont 6.5,
decrease 20; Virginia 60, increase
1.S; Washington 14.5, increase 10,
and Wisconsin IL, increase Ia.
Albany showed the largest in
crease In its rate over 1920s> it hav-
ing been 15.5; Houston was second
with 116, and Lowell third with
114. Memphis had the largest de-
crease, 112, while Reading, Pa, was
second with S.4 and Dayton third
with 81.
New York City had the largest
number of deaths, 885, an increase
of 112 over 1920; Chicago the second
largest number. $50. an increase Of
81, and Philadelphia third, 100.
Gn AErER TAx n0DCERS