1912 – Measles, US “registration area” (~65% population)                           –4,240

Compiled by Wayne Blanchard January 17, 2024 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

 –4,240  Bureau of the Census Mortality Statistics 1913. 1915, p. 318.

—   671  NYT.  “Noted Scientists Organize to Curb Infant Paralysis…, July 13, 1916, p. 1.

Narrative Information

Bureau of the Census: “Measles caused 8,108 deaths in the registration area in 1913, corresponding to a death rate of 12.8; in 1912 4,240 deaths were charged to this disease and the death rate was 7 per 100,000 population. It will be noted that the rate for 1913 was nearly double that for 1912. As a matter of fact the mortality form this disease was higher for 1913 than for any other year since 1900. A comparison of the rates for 1913 and 1912 shows that the increase was general throughout the main sib-divisions of the registration area.

NYC: The 671 deaths were out of 33,918 cases. (NYT.  “Noted Scientists Organize to Curb Infant…, July 13, 1916, p. 1.)

Sources

Bureau of the Census, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Mortality Statistics 1913. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1915. Accessed 11-15-2024 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/mortstatsh_1913.pdf

New York Times. “Noted Scientists Organize to Curb Infant Paralysis…, 7-13-1916, p. 1. At:  http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A06E3DE1E3FE233A25750C1A9619C946796D6CF