45– 960

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–951 States. US PHS Vital Statistics of the US 1951: Vol. II – Mortality Statistics, Table 58, p364
— 9 AK. US PHS Vital Statistics of the US 1951: Vol. I. …Tables for Alaska, Hawaii…, p. 20.
— ? HI. US PHS Vital Statistics of the US 1952: Vol. I. …Tables for Alaska, Hawaii…, p. 34.

–45 Alabama (6th high loss) — 19 Missouri
— 9 Alaska — 1 Montana
–27 Arizona — 5 Nebraska
–29 Arkansas (10th highest) — 2 Nevada
–15 California — 1 New Hampshire
–25 Colorado — 3 New Jersey
— 0 Connecticut — 28 New Mexico
— 1 Delaware — 10 New York
— 2 District of Columbia — 52 North Carolina 4th highest loss of life
–28 Florida — 3 North Dakota
–86 Georgia (2nd highest) — 18 Ohio
— ? Hawaii — 19 Oklahoma
— 2 Idaho — 1 Oregon
–13 Illinois — 26 Pennsylvania
–15 Indiana — 0 Rhode Island
— 3 Iowa — 38 South Carolina 9th highest loss of life
— 7 Kansas — 2 South Dakota
–44 Kentucky (7th highest) — 20 Tennessee
–40 Louisiana (8th highest) –110 Texas Highest loss of life
— 7 Maine — 3 Utah
— 2 Maryland — 1 Vermont
— 3 Massachusetts — 48 Virginia 5th highest loss
–21 Michigan — 6 Washington
— 4 Minnesota — 29 West Virginia 10th highest loss (tied with AR)
–72 Mississippi (3rd highest) — 2 Wisconsin — 6 Wyoming

Narrative Information

CDC: “Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis is known for uncontrollable, violent coughing which often makes it hard to breathe. After cough fits, someone with pertussis often needs to take deep breaths, which result in a ‘whooping’ sound. Pertussis can affect people of all ages, but can be very serious, even deadly, for babies less than a year old. The best way to protect against pertussis is by getting vaccinated.” (CDC. “Pertussis (Whooping Cough).” 8-7-2017.)

Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Pertussis (Whooping Cough).” 8-7-2017. Accessed 6-22-2018 at: https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/index.html

Public Health Service. U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare. Vital Statistics of the US 1951: Vol. I. Introduction and Summary Tables for Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. Marriage, Divorce, Natality, Fetal Mortality and Infant Mortality Data. U.S. GPO, 1954. Accessed 8-12-2023 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/VSUS_1952_1.pdf

Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Vital Statistics of the United States 1951, Volume II, Mortality Data. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1954. Accessed 8-12-2023 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/VSUS_1952_2.pdf