1944 — Cerebrospinal Meningitis, esp. NY/326, PA/218, IL/199, OH/198, CA/154, MI–2,812

— 2,812  “Table 20. Deaths from Selected Causes, by Month: [US] and Each State, 1944.” P.176

—  78  AL        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.176.

—  22  AR        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.178.

–154  CA        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.178.

—  24  CO        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.179.

—  56  CT        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.180.

—  14  DC        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.181.

—  43  FL         “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.182.

—  62  GA        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.182.

–199  IL          “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.184.

—  76  IN         “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.184.

—  21  IA         “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.185.

—  30  KS        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.186.

—  79  KY        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.186.

—  39  LA        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.187.

—  22  ME       “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.188.

—  57  MD       “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.188.

—  80  MA       “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.189.

–117  MI        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.190.

—  42  MN       “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.190.

—  23  MS        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.191.

—  82  MO       “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.192.

—  15  NE        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.193.

—  10  NH        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.194.

–110  NJ         “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.195.

–326  NY        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.196.

—  61  NC        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.197.

–198  OH        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.198.

—  18  OK        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.199.

—  26  OR        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.200.

–218  PA        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.200.

—  18  RI         “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.201.

—  26  SC        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.202.

—  81  TN        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.203.

—  97  TX        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.204.

—  16  UT        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.204.

—  95  VA        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.206.

—  32  WA       “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.206.

—  39  WV       “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.207.

—  55  WI        “Table 20. Deaths…Selected Causes by Month…and…State, 1944.” 1946, p.208.

 

Narrative Information

 

Merriam-Webster: “Definition of cerebrospinal meningitis: inflammation of the meninges of both brain and spinal cord, specifically: an infectious often epidemic and fatal meningitis caused by the meningococcus.” (Merriam-Webster. “Cerebrospinal meningitis.” 2020.)

 

Source

 

Merriam-Webster. “Cerebrospinal meningitis.” 2020. Accessed 1-31-2020 at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebrospinal%20meningitis

 

United States Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. Vital Statistics of the United States 1944, Part II. Natality and Mortality Data for the United States Tabulated by Place of Residence. Washington, GPO, 1946.  Google digitized accessed at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/VSUS_1944_2.pdf