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–270 States. US PHS Vital Statistics of the US 1953: Vol. II – Mortality Statistics, p. 370.
— 0 AK. US PHS Vital Statistics of the US 1953: Vol. I. …Tables for Alaska, Hawaii…, p. 30.
— 1 HI. US PHS Vital Statistics of the US 1953: Vol. I. …Tables for Alaska, Hawaii…, p. 34.

— 4 Alabama — 4 Missouri
— 0 Alaska — 3 Montana
— 4 Arizona — 2 Nebraska
–10 Arkansas — 1 Nevada
–13 California — 0 New Hampshire
— 6 Colorado — 4 New Jersey
— 0 Connecticut — 5 New Mexico
— 1 Delaware –11 New York
— 2 District of Columbia — 8 North Carolina
— 4 Florida — 0 North Dakota
— 6 Georgia –17 Ohio
— 1 Hawaii — 9 Oklahoma
— 0 Idaho — 3 Oregon
— 4 Illinois –15 Pennsylvania
— 9 Indiana — 0 Rhode Island
— 1 Iowa –14 South Carolina
— 2 Kansas — 2 South Dakota
–18 Kentucky –11 Tennessee
— 9 Louisiana –19 Texas
— 2 Maine — 0 Utah
— 1 Maryland — 0 Vermont
— 2 Massachusetts — 8 Virginia
–11 Michigan — 1 Washington
— 3 Minnesota — 5 West Virginia
–14 Mississippi — 1 Wisconsin — 1 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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Table 3. (A) Deaths From Specified Notifiable Diseases: United States, 1954-1963.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 13, No. 54, 9-30-1965, p. 5. Accessed 9-14-2016 at: https://books.google.com/books?id=VPvPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true

Public Health Service. U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare. Vital Statistics of the US 1953: 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, 1955. Accessed 5-29-2023 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/vsus_1953_1.pdf

Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Vital Statistics of the United States 1953, Volume II, Mortality Data. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1955. Accessed 5-29-2023 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/VSUS_1953_2.pdf