231 –2,111

lornajarrettblanchard December 1, 1902

–2,111 US Bureau of the Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p. xxv

Notes national registration area average death rate of 6.6 per 100,000 population.

Summary of State Breakouts

Deaths Death Rate per 100,000

Colorado 1
Connecticut 14 1.5
District of Columbia 1 0.3
Georgia 4
Illinois 16
Indiana 78 3.0 Especially Indianapolis (17)
Iowa 6 Davenport (1), Sioux City (5)
Kentucky 4 Louisville (4), Newport (1)
Louisiana, New Orleans 4
Maine 11 1.6 Especially Portland (7)
Maryland, Baltimore 7
Massachusetts 283 9.7 Esp. Boston (189), Cambridge (37)
Michigan 40 1.6
Missouri 26
Nebraska 3
New Hampshire 7 1.7
New Jersey 432 21.8 Esp. Newark (188) and Camden (19)
New York 443 5.9 Esp. The Bronx (202), Brooklyn (88)
Ohio 276 Esp. Cleveland/233 (death rate 57.8); Youngstown/16
Pennsylvania >403 Esp. Philly (231), Pittsburgh (123) Johnstown (23)
Rhode Island 37 8.3 Especially Woonsocket (25)
South Carolina 2 Charleston
Tennessee, Memphis 5
Utah, Salt Lake City 1
Vermont 2 0.6
Virginia 8
Washington 1
West VA, Wheeling 2
Wisconsin 5 Green Bay/2, Manitowoc/1, Milwaukee/2

Breakout of 1881 Smallpox Fatalities by State and Locality (where noted)

Colorado ( 1)
–1 Pueblo US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.

Connecticut ( 14) US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.

District of Co.( 1) US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.

Georgia ( 4)
–4 Atlanta US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.

Illinois ( 16)
–5 Chicago US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
–1 Jacksonville US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.
–2 Quincy US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.
–8 Springfield US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.

Indiana ( 78) US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
–17 Indianapolis US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.

Iowa ( 6)
–1 Davenport US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.
–5 Sioux City US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.

Kentucky ( 4)
–3 Louisville US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.360.
–1 Newport US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.360.

Louisiana ( 4)
–4 New Orleans US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.360.

Maine ( 11) US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
–7 Portland US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.

Maryland (
— 7 Baltimore US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.

Massachusetts(283) US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
–189 Boston US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
— 37 Cambridge US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.

Michigan ( 40) US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.

Missouri (
–8 Kansas City US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.
–9 St. Joseph US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.
–9 St. Louis US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.

Nebraska ( 3)
–3 Omaha US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.

New Hampshire(7) US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.

New Jersey (432)
–432 NJ Board of Health. Thirty-First Annual Report of the Board of Health… 1908, p. 44.
–429 NJ State US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
— 19 Camden US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
— 11 Jersey City US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.
–188 Newark US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.360.

New York (443)
–443 NY State US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
— 10 Albany US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
–310 NYC Rosner. Hives of Sickness: Public Health and Epidemics in [NYC]. 1991, p. 31.
–308 NYC US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.360.
–202 Bronx “
— 88 Brooklyn “
— 17 Manhattan “
— — Queens “
— 1 Richmond “
— 77 Rochester US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.

Ohio (276) Especially Cleveland/233, Toledo/11, Youngstown/16
— 1 Bellaire US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
— 6 Cincinnati US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
–233 Cleveland US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
–224 Cleveland Gerstner. “Smallpox: A City on the Edge of Disaster.” (out of 1,248 cases)
— 1 Columbus US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.
— 1 Ironton US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.
— 7 Portsmouth US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.
— 11 Toledo US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.364.
— 16 Youngstown US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.364.

Pennsylvania (403) Especially Philadelphia (231), Pittsburgh (123) and Johnstown (23)
— 2 Columbia US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.
— 4 Dubois US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.
— 23 Johnstown US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.
— 11 McKeesport US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.360.
— 3 Mt. Carmel US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.360.
— 4 Norristown US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.
–231 Philadelphia. City of Philadelphia. Annual Report (Vol. III), 1907, p. 100.
–217 US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.
–123 Pittsburgh US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.
— 2 South Bethlehem US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. p.362.

Rhode Island ( 37) US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.
— 8 Providence US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.
–25 Woonsocket US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.364.

South Carolina ( 2)
–2 Charleston US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.

Tennessee ( 5)
–5 Memphis US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.360.

Utah ( 1)
–1 Salt Lake City US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.

Vermont ( 2) US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.

Virginia ( 8)
–8 VA State US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.356.

Washington ( 1)
–1 Tacoma US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.

West Virginia ( 2)
–2 Wheeling US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.362.

Wisconsin ( 5)
–2 Green Bay US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.358.
–1 Manitowoc US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.360.
–2 Milwaukee US Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904. 1906, p.360.

Sources

City of Philadelphia. First Annual Message of John E. Reyburn, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia with the Annual Reports of the Departments of Public Health and Charities, Supplies, Public Education, Law, City Controller, City Treasurer, Commissioners of the Sinking Funds, Receiver of Taxes, and Board of Revision of Taxes for the Year Ending December 31, 1907 (Vol. III). Philadelphia: Dunlap Printing Co., 1908. Google digitized. Assessed 12-5-2012: http://books.google.com/books?id=0ihNAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Gerstner, Patsy. “Smallpox: A City on the Edge of Disaster.” Case Western Reserve University. Dittrick Medical History Center, no date. Accessed 12-1-2019 at: https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/online-exhibits/smallpox/

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

Rosner, David (Ed.). Hives of Sickness: Public Health and Epidemics in New York City. Rutgers University Press, 1991, 236 pages. Partially digitized by Google. Accessed 3-29-2018 at: http://books.google.com/books?id=o34QxI6lHwAC&pg=PA70&dq=1916+Polio+Epidemic&ei=Cy5DSZWvMIXAMpqalOYN#PPP7,M1

United States Bureau of the Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900 to 1904. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1906, 990 pages. Accessed 1-11-2017 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/mortstatsh_1900-1904.pdf