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Local and long-distance calls and averages per telephone and per capita, 1936 to 1945
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| Averages per telephone | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local calls | Long-distance calls | Total calls | Total calls per capita1 | Local | Long-distance | Total | |
| number | |||||||
| 1936 | 2,444,517,000 | 27,990,000 | 2,472,507,000 | 226 | 1,931 | 22.1 | 1,953 |
| 1937 | 2,582,984,000 | 30,823,000 | 2,613,807,000 | 237 | 1,953 | 23.3 | 1,976 |
| 1938 | 2,592,803,000 | 30,289,000 | 2,623,092,000 | 235 | 1,907 | 22.3 | 1,929 |
| 1939 | 2,742,739,000 | 31,611,000 | 2,774,350,000 | 246 | 1,963 | 22.6 | 1,986 |
| 1940 | 2,864,215,000 | 34,888,000 | 2,899,103,000 | 255 | 1,960 | 23.9 | 1,984 |
| 1941 | 2,971,780,000 | 39,747,000 | 3,011,527,000 | 262 | 1,902 | 25.4 | 1,927 |
| 1942 | 2,954,644,000 | 44,230,000 | 2,998,874,000 | 257 | 1,815 | 27.2 | 1,842 |
| 1943 | 2,929,446,000 | 50,348,000 | 2,979,794,000 | 252 | 1,731 | 29.8 | 1,761 |
| 1944 | 2,955,975,000 | 56,678,000 | 3,012,653,000 | 252 | 1,687 | 32.4 | 1,720 |
| 1945 | 3,145,492,000 | 64,788,000 | 3,210,280,000 | 265 | 1,701 | 35.0 | 1,736 |
| Note: Figures for 1928 to 1935 can be found on p. 718 of the Canada Year Book,1939. | |||||||
| 1. Per capita figures are based on official estimates of the population given on p. 100. | |||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | |||||||
