1931 — Year, accidental Carbon Monoxide poisoning in garages, nationwide          —   469

Compiled by Wayne Blanchard January 12, 2024 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

 — 469  U.S. Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1931. Washington: 1935, p. 48.[1]

Narrative Information

“…absorption of poisonous gas caused 2,095 deaths, 469 of which occurred in garages as a result of carbon monoxide gas. Of the total deaths from poisonous gas, the greatest number occurred in January.” (p. 48.) 

A footnote in Table BK notes that item No. 178 “Absorption of Poisonous Gas,” included “469 deaths from carbon monoxide gas from automobiles in garages.” (p. 49.)

 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] Listed under “Accidental Deaths, By Months.”