974 — 12,866

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–19,423 US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 118.[1]

Alabama ( 428) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 118.

Arizona ( 69) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 118.

Arkansas (1,274) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 118.

California ( 56) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 119.

Colorado ( 59) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 119.

Connecticut ( 161) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 124.

Delaware ( 9) 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 ( 50) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 130.

Georgia ( 201) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 130.

Idaho ( 10) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 131.

Illinois ( 481) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 131.

Indian Territory ( 342) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 137.

Indiana ( 107) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 136.

Iowa ( 45) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 137.

Kansas ( 220) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 142.

Kentucky ( 335) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 142.

Louisiana ( 526) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 143.

Maine ( 50) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 143.

Maryland ( 102) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 148.

Massachusetts ( 311) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 148.

Michigan ( 373) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 161.

Minnesota ( 79) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 166.

Mississippi ( 950) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 167.

Missouri ( 494) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 167.

Montana ( 17) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 172.

Nebraska ( 50) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 172.

Nevada ( 5) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 173.

New Hampshire ( 45) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 173.

New Jersey ( 206) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 178.[2]

New Mexico ( 71) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 179.

New York (1,174) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 184.[3]

North Carolina ( 228) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 191.

North Dakota ( 16) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 196.

Ohio ( 166) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 196.

Oklahoma ( 48) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 202.

Oregon ( 14) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 202.

Pennsylvania ( 815) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 202.

Rhode Island ( 204) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 209.

South Carolina ( 102) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 209.

South Dakota ( 39) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 214.

Tennessee ( 794) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 214.

Texas (1,412) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 215.

Utah ( 15) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 215.

Vermont ( 21) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 215.

Virginia ( 297) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 220.

Washington ( 11) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 220.

West Virginia ( 228) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 221.

Wisconsin ( 103) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 221.

Wyoming ( 20) US Census. Statistics of Deaths. 1902, Table 7, p. 225.

Narrative Information

Measles: “Measles is a highly contagious disease. It is caused by a virus – an extremely tiny organism that can only reproduce itself by residing within living cells. Humans are the only living creatures who can develop measles, and they can only get it if they are exposed to the measles virus.

“The most common way that people get infected with the disease is by breathing in tiny droplets of water vapor containing the measles virus. An uninfected person can get measles just by breathing the air in a room that was previously occupied by an infected person. The measles virus can live in the air for two hours after an infected persons leaves the room. People can also get measles if they have direct contact with fluid from the nose or mouth of an infected person.

“Once introduced into a person’s respiratory system, the measles virus proceeds to attach itself to the lining of the airways. Drawing energy from this new host, the virus begins to multiply and spread throughout the body.” (Rosaler, Maxine. Measles. NY: Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2005, pp. 7-8.)

Sources

New Jersey Board of Health. Thirty-First Annual Report of the Board of Health of the State of New Jersey, 1907, and Annual Report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Trenton: John L. Murphy Publishing Co., 1908. Google digitized at: http://books.google.com/books?id=XDAcX3uIVssC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

New York State Department of Health. Thirty-Eighth Annual Report of the State Department of Health of New York For the Year Ending December 31, 1917 (Vol. 1). Albany: J. B. Lyon Co., 1918. Google preview accessed 6-3-2018 at: https://books.google.com/books?id=XE49AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Rosaler, Maxine. Measles. NY: Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2005, pp. 7-8.

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

[1] Table 7 — Deaths from each Reported Cause by State. Cause of Death number 141.

[2] New Jersey Board of Health, in its Thirty-First Annual Report, notes (p. 10, Table 6) that there were 231 deaths.

[3] New York State Department of Health (1918), in its Thirty-Eighth Annual Report, notes 1,333 deaths (p. 540).