4,819 –89,268

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–89,268 US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I. 1927, pp. 88 and 315.[1]

— 2,501 Alabama Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 315-316

— ? Alaska (not listed)

— ? Arizona (not listed)

— ? Arkansas (not listed)

— 5,934 California Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 316.

— 1,585 Colorado Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 316.

— 1,160 Connecticut Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 317.

— 239 Delaware Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 317.

— 568 District of Co. Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 157.

— 1,009 Florida Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 317-318

— ? Georgia (not listed)

— 389 Hawaii Census. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, Table 5, p. 385.

— 172 Idaho Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 318.

— 5,537 Illinois Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 318.

— 2,544 Indiana Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 319.

— 1,018 Iowa Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 319.

— 813 Kansas Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 319.

— 2,992 Kentucky Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 320.

— 2,110 Louisiana Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 320-321

— 497 Maine Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 321.

— 1,885 Maryland Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 321-322

— 3,441 Massachusetts Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 322.

— 2,848 Michigan Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 322.

— 1,573 Minnesota Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 323.

— 1,928 Mississippi Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 323.

— 3,039 Missouri Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 324.

— 396 Montana Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 324.

— 446 Nebraska Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 324.

— ? Nevada (not listed)

— 297 New Hampshire Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 325.

— 2,891 New Jersey Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 325.

— ? New Mexico (not listed)

–10,282 New York Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 325.

— 2,794 North Carolina Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 326.

— 318 North Dakota Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 326.

— 4,819 Ohio Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 327.

— ? Oklahoma (not listed)

— 560 Oregon Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 327.

— 7,300 Pennsylvania Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 327.

— 563 Rhode Island Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 328.

— 1,693 South Carolina Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 328.

— ? South Dakota (not listed)

— 3,368 Tennessee Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 329.

— ? Texas (not listed)

— 149 Utah Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 329.

— 251 Vermont Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 330.

— 2,715 Virginia Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 330.

— 1,195 Washington Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 331.

— 1,257 West Virginia Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 331.

— 1,752 Wisconsin Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 331.

— 71 Wyoming Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1925…Part I, 1927, p. 332.

Narrative Information

TN State Library: “Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease and was greatly feared well into the 20th century. Frequently called “consumption,” TB was often fatal. By 1943 it was the No. 3 cause of death in Tennessee. The “White Plague,” so named because of its strikingly pale victims, carried a social stigma similar to that of AIDS in recent years. …residents fought the location of a TB hospital in their neighborhood, claiming that property values would plummet.

“Tuberculosis is a contagious lung disease (though it can attack other parts of the body) spread through the air. It is highly controlled today with early detection and antibiotics. Around 1900, the average hospital stay for a TB patient was three years.

“…former President Andrew Jackson died of tuberculosis.”

Sources

Tennessee State Library and Archives. Disasters in Tennessee. “Epidemic Scourges in Tennessee.” Nashville. Accessed 10-18-2013 at: http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/exhibits/disasters/epidemics.htm

United States Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. Mortality Statistics 1925 – Twenty-Sixth Annual Report: Part I, Summary and Rate Tables and General Tables for the Death Registration Area in Continental United States, with Supplemental Statistics for Hawaii and the Virgin Islands. Washington: GPO, 1927. Accessed 11-18-2013 at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/mortstatsh_1925.pdf

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

United States Census Bureau. Historical National Population Estimates: July 1, 1900 to July 1, 1999. Internet release date: 4-11-2000. Accessed 10-29-2013 at:

http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/nation/popclockest.txt

[1] Total death toll for 48 States. Table 10 shows data for 40 states, including DC, wherein there were 86,510 deaths.