1863 — Diphtheria, Vermont –>1,300

W. Blanchard, compiler

–<1,300  Caverly. “Address at Opening…” Vermont…Board of Health Bulletin N1/V8, 9-1-1907.

Caverly: “Diphtheria destroyed over 1,300 lives in this state in the year 1863. This was probably the greatest epidemic Vermont had known since the great spotted fever days of 1812-14.”

Source

Caverly, Charles S., President, State Board of Health. “Address at Opening of Ninth Annual School for Instruction of Health Officers.” Vermont State Board of Health Bulletin No. 1, Vol. VIII, September 1, 1907. Google preview accessed 12-5-2019 at: https://books.google.com/books?id=PsxNAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false