232 –2,832

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— 2,832[2] U.S. Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1931. Washington: 1935, p. 167.[3]

— 92 AL U.S. Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1931. Washington: 1935, p. 172.

— 58 AZ “ p. 178.

— 21 AR “ p. 182.

–148 CA “ p. 188.

— 32 CO “ p. 194.

— 29 DC “ p. 206.

— 58 GA “ p. 217.

— 18 HI “ p. 469.

— 18 ID “ p. 223.

–259 IL “ p. 227.

–148 IN “ p. 231.

— 53 IA “ p. 236.

— 25 KS “ p. 240.

— 94 KY “ p. 244.

— 53 LA “ p. 250.

— 29 MD “ p. 260.

— 44 MA “ p. 266.

–126 MI “ p. 270.

— 43 MN “ p. 275.

— 35 MS “ p. 279.

–109 MO “ p. 285.

— 26 NE “ p. 293.

— 91 NJ “ p. 303.

–278 NY “ p. 311.

— 44 NC “ p. 316.

–111 OH “ p. 326.

— 41 OK “ p. 330.

–232 PA “ p. 341.

— 28 SC “ p. 349.

–143 TN “ p. 359.

— ? TX (Texas was the only non-registration State in the 1931 Census report)

— 51 UT “ p. 366.

— 48 VA “ p. 373.

— 31 WA “ p. 380.

— 44 WV “ p. 384.

— 40 WI “ p. 388.

[1] “Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis,” is name used for this malady in U.S. Census, Mortality Statistics 1931. The 1931 death rate was 2.2 per 100,000 estimated population in the registration States, down from 3.6 in 1930, 5.5 in 1929, and 3.2 in 1928. 1920-1926 range was from 1.1 to 1.8.

[2] States with single-digit meningitis deaths were: DE (2), ME (4), NV (5), NH (5), RI (6), SD (8), VT (6), WY (4). In low teens were: CT (13), FL (15), MT (13), NM (15) ND (16) and OR (11).

[3] United States Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. Mortality Statistics 1931 (32^nd Annual Report). Washington: 1935. Accessed 10-24-2013 at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/mortstatsh_1931.pdf