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- American Public Health Association
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- Copyright © by the American Public Health Association
- ISSN
- 0090-0036
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- 1541-0048
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Abstract
requesting the number of deaths and cases for certain age groups for each year from 1930 through 1934 were sent to the health officers of 13 southern states, 10 northern cities with large Negro populations, and 10 southern cities. Because the Bureau of the Census has not published estimates of population according to race since 1933, rates were only computed for the 4 year period, 1930-1933. There are still several cities and states which do not compile their cases or deaths from scarlet fever according to age or race, and therefore in one or two instances, the interpretation of the data must necessarily be limited. The data in Table II show the mortality rate from scarlet fever for both races in certain states and cities. For both races the death rates in the southern states and cities are lower than in the northern communities. In practically all instances, the colored morTABLE I Mortality Rates from Scarlet Fever Among Colored and of 10 Southern States, 1920-1933 Scarlet Fever Colored 0.54 0.57 [9991 Sept., 1939 tality is also lower than the , but this difference is greatest in the southern states, where the ratio of Negro to deaths is 3.7
Journal
American Journal of Public Health – American Public Health Association
Published: Sep 1, 1939