1966 – Dysentery, especially TX (31), GA (12), CA (11), MS (11), NM (10) — 172

–172 USPHS. Section 1 – General Mortality. Table 1-13. Deaths From 60 Selected Causes.

Alabama 8
Arizona 8
Arkansas 5
California 11
District of Columbia 1
Georgia 12
Florida 2
Hawaii 1
Idaho 1
Illinois 5
Indiana 1
Iowa 1
Louisiana 5
Kansas 1
Kentucky 1
Maryland 2
Michigan 4
Minnesota 1
Mississippi 11
Missouri 2
Montana 1
New Jersey 8
New Mexico 10
New York 8
North Carolina 4
Ohio 3
Oklahoma 1
Oregon 1
Rhode Island 2
South Carolina 7
South Dakota 2
Tennessee 2
Texas 31
Utah 1
Vermont 1
Virginia 3
Wisconsin 2

Narrative Information

Dysentery: “An infectious disease of the colon. Symptoms include bloody, mucus-filled diarrhea; abdominal pain; fever; and loss of fluids from the body.” (U.S. National Library of Medicine. “Dysentery.” PubMed Health.)

Sources

United States National Library of Medicine. “Dysentery.” PubMed Health. Accessed 6-16-2016 at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0025025/ )

United States Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Vital Statistics of the United States 1966: Volume II – Mortality, Part A. Washington: GPO, 1968. Accessed 5-15-2022 at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/mort66_2a.pdf