1921 — Measles, especially children, nationwide                                 –4,667

— 4,667 U.S. Bureau of the Census. “Table Q,” Mortality Statistics 1931. Wash.: 1935, p. 12.[1]

Sources

United States Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. Mortality Statistics 1931 (Thirty-Second Annual Report). Washington: GPO, 1935. Accessed 10-24-2013 at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/mortstatsh_1931.pdf

United States Census Bureau. Historical National Population Estimates: July 1, 1900 to July 1, 1999. Internet release date: 4-11-2000. Accessed 10-29-2013 at:

http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/nation/popclockest.txt

 [1] Our calculation based on statistic of 4.3 per 100,000 estimated population measles death rate (Mortality Statistics 1931) and 1921 estimated population of 108,538, 000 (Historical National Population Estimates).