1970 – Excessive natural heat, ICD-8 code E900, especially CA/17 TX/16 AZ/15 WI/14–179

–179 CDC Wonder Online Database. Compressed Mortality File 1968-1978. Excessive Heat.
(Number applies only to direct deaths (such as heat stroke); does not include heat as
contributing or instigating factor.)

Alabama 6
Arizona 15
Arkansas 3
California 17
Connecticut 2
Florida 3
Hawaii 1
Illinois 7
Indiana 3
Iowa 3
Kansas 5
Kentucky 2
Louisiana 3
Maine 1
Maryland 1
Massachusetts 2
Michigan 1
Minnesota 7
Mississippi 7
Missouri 7
Montana 1
Nebraska 5
New Jersey 2
New Mexico 1
New York 2
North Carolina 5
Ohio 6
Oklahoma 7
Oregon 3
Pennsylvania 6
South Carolina 4
South Dakota 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 16
Utah 1
Virginia 2
Washington 1
West Virginia 2
Wisconsin 14
Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1968-1978. CDC WONDER Online Database, compiled from Compressed Mortality File CMF 1968-1988, Series 20, No. 2A, 2000. Accessed 3-20-2022 at: http://wonder.cdc.gov