1925 — Anthrax, CA/2, CT, DE/3, IL, IN, LA/2, MA, MS, MO, NJ, NY/2, OR, PA/4, WA-22

–22  Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925, Part I. 1927, Table 6, p. 88, Table 8, p. 137.[1]

                                     

—    2               California        Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 145.

 

—    1               Connecticut     Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 151.

 

—    3               Delaware         Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 154.

 

—    1               Illinois             Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 168.

 

—    1               Indiana                        Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 172.

 

—    2               Louisiana         Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 186.

 

—    1               Massachusetts Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 198.

 

—    1               Mississippi       Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 208.

 

—    1               Missouri          Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 212.

 

—    1               New Jersey      Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 224.

 

—    2               New York       Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 227.

                                                                       

—    1               Oregon                        Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 241.

 

—    4               Pennsylvania   Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 244.

 

—    1               Washington     Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 269.

 

Narrative Information

 

CDC: “Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax can be found naturally in soil and commonly affects domestic and wild animals around the world. Although it is rare…people can get sick with anthrax if they come in contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. Contact with anthrax can cause severe illness in both humans and animals. Anthrax is not contagious, which means you can’t catch it like the cold or flu.

 

“Domestic and wild animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, antelope, and deer can become infected when they breathe in or ingest spores in contaminated soil, plants, or water. In areas where domestic animals have had anthrax in the past, routine vaccination can help prevent outbreaks.

 

“People get infected with anthrax when spores get into the body. When anthrax spores get inside the body, they can be “activated.” When they become active, the bacteria can multiply, spread out in the body, produce toxins (poisons), and cause severe illness. This can happen when people breathe in spores, eat food or drink water that is contaminated with spores, or get spores in a cut or scrape in the skin….” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anthrax (website). 9-1-2025 update. Accessed 7-2-2018 at: https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/index.html  )

 

Sources

 

Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Mortality Statistics 1925 – Twenty-Sixth Annual Report: Part I, Summary and Rate Tables and General Tables for the Death Registration Area in Continental United States, with Supplemental Statistics for Hawaii and the Virgin Islands. Washington: GPO, 1927. Accessed 11-18-2013 at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/mortstatsh_1925.pdf

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anthrax (website). 9-1-2025 update. Accessed 7-2-2018 at: https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/index.

 

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] Within Table 6 it is noted that within the “Registration Area” and within the “Registration States” (40 plus DC), there were 22 anthrax deaths. The anthrax list number is 27.