140 –2,352

lornajarrettblanchard January 1, 1850

–2,352 US Census. Mortality Statistics of the Seventh Census of the [US], 1850. 1855, p. 19.[1]

–2,352 US Census. Ninth Census – Volume II. The Vital Statistics… 1872, p. xvii.

–2,352 US Census. Preliminary Report on the Eighth Census 1860. Senate, p. 115.

Breakout by 31 States, District of Columbia, and four Territories[2]

Alabama 4 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 53.

Arkansas 33 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 55.

California 0 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 56.

Connecticut 17 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 61.

Delaware 2 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 63.

District of Columbia 31 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 59.

Florida 0 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850.

Georgia 0 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850.

Illinois 65 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 89.

Indiana 140 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 93.

Iowa 36 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 95.

Kentucky 150 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 99.

Louisiana 57 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 111.

Maine 29 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 119.

Maryland 144 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 121.

Massachusetts 232 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 135.

Michigan 26 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 139.

Minnesota Territory 0 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 297.

Mississippi 12 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 155.

Missouri 57 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 157.

New Hampshire 42 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 162.

New Jersey 44 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 169.

New Mexico Territory 4 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 299.

New York 276 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 187.

NYC 107 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 183.

North Carolina 32 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 201.

Ohio 551 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 221.

Oregon Territory 0 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 301.

Pennsylvania 208 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 237.

Rhode Island 10 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 241.

Tennessee 61 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 267.

Texas 22 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 275.

Utah Territory 0 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 301.

Vermont 12 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 279.

Virginia 46 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 281.

Wisconsin 14 US Census. Mortality Statistics…Seventh Census…1850. p. 297.

Narrative Information

CDC: “Before smallpox was eradicated, it was mainly spread by direct and fairly prolonged face-to-face contact between people. Smallpox patients became contagious once the first sores appeared in their mouth and throat (early rash stage). They spread the virus when they coughed or sneezed and droplets from their nose or mouth spread to other people. They remained contagious until their last smallpox scab fell off. These scabs and the fluid found in the patient’s sores also contained the variola virus. The virus can spread through these materials or through the objects contaminated by them, such as bedding or clothing. People who cared for smallpox patients and washed their bedding or clothing had to wear gloves and take care to not get infected. Rarely, smallpox has spread through the air in enclosed settings, such as a building (airborne route). Smallpox can be spread by humans only. Scientists have no evidence that smallpox can be spread by insects or animals.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Smallpox. Transmission. How does Smallpox Spread?” 6-7-2016 last review.)

Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Smallpox. Transmission. How does Smallpox Spread?” 6-7-2016 last review. Accessed 8-4-2019 at: https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/transmission/index.html )

United States Census Office, Department of the Interior. Mortality Statistics of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. By J. D. B. De Bow, Superintendent United States Census. Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson, Printer, 1855. Accessed 2-23-2015 at: https://books.google.com/books?id=Aopc-5aHBjkC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Also at: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html

United States Census Office, Department of Interior. Ninth Census – Volume II. The Vital Statistics of the United States, Embracing The Tables of Deaths, Births, Sex, and Age. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1872. Google digitized at: http://books.google.com/books?id=GssqAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

United States Census Office, Department of the Interior. Preliminary Report on The Eighth Census, 1860 (Senate, 37^th Congress, 2^nd Session). Washington: GPO, 1862. Google digitized at: http://books.google.com/books?id=R08UAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

[1] Out of US Census population of 23,191,876, and 323,026 deaths from all causes (p. 19)

[2] Compiled by B. Wayne Blanchard, Nov 2019 for upload to website: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com