139 –2,536

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— 2,536 U.S. Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1931. Washington: 1935, p. 167.

State breakouts from: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1931. Washington: 1935:

AL (213) p. 172. SD ( 0) p. 355.

AZ ( 1) p. 178. TN (144) p. 360.

AR (481) p. 181. UT ( 0) p. 366.

CA ( 10) p. 188. VT ( 0) p. 370.

CO ( 0) p. 194. VA ( 13) p. 373.

CT ( 2) p. 198. WA ( 1) p. 380.

DE ( 0) p. 202. WV ( 1) p. 384.

DC ( 1) p. 206. WI ( 0) p. 388.

FL (223) p. 211. WY ( 0) p. 392)

GA (305) p. 217. TX ? (The only non-registration State in the 1931 Census.)

HI ( 1) p. 470.

ID ( 0) p. 223.

IL ( 59) p. 227.

IN ( 7) p. 232.

IA ( 3) p. 236.

KS ( 5) p. 240.

KY ( 48) p. 244.

LA (139) p. 250.

ME ( 0) p. 256.

MD ( 2) p. 261.

MA ( 3) p. 266.

MI ( 5) p. 271.

MN ( 0) p. 275.

MS (252) p. 279.

MO (149) p. 285.

MT ( 0) p. 289.

NE ( 3) p. 293.

NV ( 2) p. 296.

NH ( 0) p. 300.

NJ ( 0) p. 304.

NM ( 3) p. 305.

NY ( 7) p. 312.

NC ( 46) p. 316.

ND ( 0) p. 322.

OH ( 5) p. 326.

OK (103) p. 331.

OR ( 1) p. 337.

PA ( 9) p. 341.

RI ( 1) p. 345.

SC (252) p. 349.

Table 10. Causes of Death, by Month of Occurrence^[1]

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

88 62 84 98 128 241 313 342 382 408 253 127

Narrative Information

U.S. Census: “The fact that the term ‘malaria’ is used somewhat loosely in some sections of the country undoubtedly has much to do with some of the higher rates recorded, especially in those sections where certification is not always made by physicians. But accepting the certification as reported, the number of deaths from malaria in 1931 was 2,536, corresponding to a rate of 2.1 per 100,000 population. The mortality rate from malaria in the registration area has fluctuated, with a downward tendency, from 7.9 per 100,000 in 1900 to 2.1 in 1931.

“Only 5 States had rates above 10, namely, Arkansas (25.8), Florida (14.8), South Carolina (14.5), Mississippi (12.4), and Georgia (10.5). All of these are southern States and the showing is in striking contrast to the 14 States which had no deaths from this cause—Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Minnesota, Montana, Utah, and Vermont, moreover, had no deaths for the 3 years shown. Memphis had the highest rate (10.4) among the cities of 100,000 and over, but it is to be noted that the history of the disease in this city, considering the high rates of the early years of the century, has been a continual triumph for the State and city health departments in their efforts to eradicate the disease. Of the 93 cities of 100,000 population or more in 1931, 61 had no deaths from malaria.” (p. 28.)

Source

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

[1] U.S. Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1931, p. 441.