1925 — Scurvy, 24 States, especially PA/7, NY/6, VA/6, MI/5, AL/4 and MD/4 — 58

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

 

–4        Alabama                      Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 141.     

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

–1        Florida                         Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 162.

–1        Illinois                         Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 169.

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

–1        Iowa                            Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 175.

–2        Kentucky                    Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 181.

–1        Louisiana                     Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 186.

–4        Maryland                     Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 194.

–1        Massachusetts             Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 199.

–5        Michigan                     Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 202.

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

–1        Missouri                      Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 213.

–2        New Hampshire          Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 222.

–6        New York                   Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 228.

–3        North Carolina            Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 231.

–1        Ohio                            Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 238.

–7        Pennsylvania               Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 244.

–1        Rhode Island               Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 247.

–1        Tennessee                    Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 255.

–6        Virginia                       Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 265.

–1        Washington                 Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 270.

–1        West Virginia              Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 273.

–2        Wisconsin                    Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 276.

 

Narrative Information

 

Medical News Today (Peter Crosta): “Scurvy is the name for a vitamin C deficiency. It can lead to anemia, debility, exhaustion, spontaneous bleeding, pain in the limbs, and especially the legs, swelling in some parts of the body, and sometimes ulceration of the gums and loss of teeth.

 

“Scurvy has been known since ancient Greek and Egyptian times. It is often associated with sailors in the 15th to 18th centuries, when long sea voyages made it hard to get a steady supply of fresh produce. Many died from the effects. t also occurred during the Irish potato famine in 1845 and the American Civil War. The most recent documented outbreak was in Afghanistan in 2002, following war and a drought.

 

“Modern cases of scurvy are rare, especially in places where enriched breads and cereals are available, but it can still affect people who do not consume enough vitamin C….

 

“Symptoms of scurvy result from severe vitamin C deficiency.

 

“They include bleeding sores, tooth loss, anemia, and a reduced rate of healing for injuries.

 

“It can be fatal if left untreated.

 

“Scurvy is treatable with oral or intravenous vitamin C supplements….”

 

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

 

Costa, Peter. “Everything you need to know about scurvy.” Medical News Today, 12-5-2017 update. Accessed 7-2-2018 at: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155758.php

 

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] Table 6 notes there were  58 scurvy deaths (item number 53) within “Registration Area” (40 States, DC and HI).