Elements of Vital Statistics (Classic Reprint)

A practical guide to understanding how statistics reveal the health of a population. This edition explains how to read life-tables, compare mortality across occupations, and spot common mistakes in data. It helps readers use registration and census information to see real patterns, not just numbers.

In clear terms, you’ll learn how to:
- interpret death-rates and life expectancy with respect to age and occupation
- assess how housing, density, and environment influence illness and deaths
- construct and compare life-tables and population estimates
- avoid misreadings that come from comparing groups with different age structures

If you work with public health data, census results, or a local health department, this book offers practical methods and cautions to improve your analysis. Ideal for readers of historical statistics, epidemiology, and public health practice.