1900 — Dysentery, esp. AL/861, TX/794, GA/781, NY/676, TN/663, SC/578, AR/541 –11,710

 –11,710  US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 116.[1]   11,710 divided by 49=239

 

Alabama                      (   861)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 118.

Arizona                       (     22)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 118.

Arkansas                     (   541)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 118.

California                    (   135)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 119.

Colorado                     (     28)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 119.

Connecticut                 (   166)            US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 124.

Delaware                     (     21)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 125.

District of Columbia   (     38)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 130.

Florida                         (   112)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 130.

Georgia                       (   781)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 130.

Idaho                           (     13)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 131.

Illinois                         (   357)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 131.

Indian Territory           (   171)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 137.

Indiana                                    (   479)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 136.

Iowa                            (   150)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 137.

Kansas                         (   218)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 142.

Kentucky                     (   440)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 142.

Louisiana                     (   385)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 143.

Maine                          (     74)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 143.

Maryland                     (   165)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 148.

Massachusetts             (   267)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 148.

Michigan                     (   201)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 161.

Minnesota                   (     47)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 166.

Mississippi                   (   380)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 167.

Missouri                      (   390)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 167.

Montana                      (       4)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 172.

Nebraska                     (     72)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 172.

Nevada                        (       6)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 173.

New Hampshire          (     29)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 173.

New Jersey                  (   172)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 178.

New Mexico                (       2)            US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 179.

New York                   (   676)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 184.

NYC    (304)                           US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 184.

North Carolina            (   514)            US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 191.

North Dakota              (       6)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 196.

Ohio                            (   399)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 196.

Oklahoma                    (     68)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 202.

Oregon                                    (     17)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 202.

Pennsylvania               (   455)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 202.

Rhode Island               (     46)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 209.

South Carolina            (   578)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 209.

South Dakota              (     17)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 214.

Tennessee                   (   663)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 214.

Texas                          (   794)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 215.

Utah                            (       8)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 215.

Vermont                      (     33)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 215.

Virginia                       (   426)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 220.

Washington                 (     32)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 220.

West Virginia              (   126)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 221.

Wisconsin                    (   116)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 221.

Wyoming                    (       4)             US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 225.

 

Narrative Information

 

Dysentery: “An infectious disease of the colon. Symptoms include bloody, mucus-filled diarrhea; abdominal pain; fever; and loss of fluids from the body.” (U.S. National Library of Medicine. “Dysentery.” PubMed Health.)

 

Sources

 

United States Census Office. Vital Statistics Vol. IV, Part II, Statistics of Deaths. Twelfth Census of the United States, Taken in the Year 1900. Washington, DC: 1902. Accessed 6-9-2018 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/vsush_1900_4.pdf

 

United States National Library of Medicine. “Dysentery.” PubMed Health. Accessed 6-16-2016 at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0025025/ )

 

[1] Table 7 — Deaths from each Reported Cause by State. Cause of Death number 81.