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ANNUAL  REPORT 


OF  THE 


BUREAU  OF  VITAL 
STATISTICS 


OF  THE 


NORTH  CAROLINA 
STATE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH 


1943 


CARL  V.  REYNOLDS,  M.D. 

SECRETARY 
AND  STATE  HEALTH  OFFICER 


CONTENTS 

Page 
Table  I. — Total  births  and  deaths  (exclusive  of  stillbirths)  with  rate  per  1,000 

population  for  the  years  1914-1943,  inclusive 6 

Table  II. — Births  (exclusive  of  stillbirths)  in  each  county,  by  color,  with  rate  per 
1,000  population;  per  cent  attended  by  physicians  and  number  illegiti- 
mate, 1943 7 

Table  II-A. — Births  (exclusive  of  stillbirths)  in  each  city  of  10,000  population 
or  over  in  1940,  by  color,  with  rate  per  1,000  population;  per  cent  at- 
tended by  physicians  and  number  illegitimate,  1943 11 

Table  III. — Deaths  (exclusive  of  stillbirths)  for  the  State  as  a  whole  from  each 
cause,  by  sex,  color  and  age  1943  (includes  all  deaths  occurring  in  North 
Carolina) 12 

Table  IV. — Deaths  (exclusive  of  stillbirths)  in  each  county,  by  color,  with  rate 

per  1,000  population,  1943 54 

Table  V. — Deaths  (exclusive  of  stillbirths)  in  each  county,  by  cause  of  death 

(abridged  international  list)  and  by  color  of  decedent,  1943 58 

Table  VI. — -Deaths  (exclusive  of  stillbirths)  in  cities  or  towns,  by  cause  of  death 

(abridged  international  list)  and  by  color  of  decedent,  1943 108 

Table  VII. — Death  rates  per  100,000  population  (by  place  of  death,  also  by 

place  of  usual  residence)  in  each  county,  from  nine  important  causes,  1943 .    120 

Table  VIII. — Deaths  (exclusive  of  stillbirths)  by  cause  by  certain  subdivisions 

of  the  first  year  of  life,  1943 124 

Table  IX. — Deaths  under  1  year  of  age  (exclusive  of  stillbirths),  and  maternal 

deaths  in  each  county  with  rates  per  1,000  live  births,  1943 126 

Table  X. — Gases  and  deaths  from  special  diseases  by  month  of  occurence,  1943  .  .    128 

Table  XI. ^ — -Deaths  rates  per  100,000  population  from  ten  important  causes,  for 

the  State  as  a  whole,  v^ath  estimated  population  for  each  year  1914-1943 .  .    132 


LETTER  OF  TRANSMITTAL 


Raleigh,  N.  C. 
July  11,  1945 
To  His  Excellency,  R.  Gregg  Cherry, 

Governor  of  North  Carolina, 
Raleigh. 

My  dear  Governor  Cherry: 

I  have  the  honor  of  transmitting  the  report  for  the  Bureau  ol  Vita) 
Statistics  covering  the  calendar  year  1943. 
With  assurance  of  my  very  best  respect,  I  am 

Very  sincerely, 

Carl  V.  Reynolds,  M.D., 

Secretary  and  State  Health  Officei , 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  I. — Total  Births  and  Deaths  (Exclusive  of  Stillbirths)  With  Rate  Per 
1,000  Population  for  the  Years  1914-1943  Inclusive 


1914. 
1915. 
1916 
1917. 
1918. 
1919. 
1920. 
1921. 
1922. 
1923. 
1924. 
1925. 
1926. 
1927. 
1928. 
1929. 
1930. 
1931. 
1932. 
1933. 
1934. 
1935. 
1936. 
1937. 
1938. 
1939. 
1940. 
1941. 
1942. 
1943. 


31.2 
33.4 
31.9 
31.8 
30.8 
29.3 
31.8 
33.4 
30.8 
31.3 
31.9 
29.7 
28.8 
28.7 
27.5 
24.7 
24.1 
23.2 
24.0 
23.0 
24.1 
23.3 
22.1 
22.7 
22.7 
22.3 
22.8 
23.5 
25.0 
26.0 


31,372 
33,989 
42,411 
30,114 
32,336 
29,010 
30,660 
32,396 
33,234 
32,524 
34,608 
32,911 
36,133 
36,894 
35,739 
33,069 
31,000 
30,496 
35,112 
33,451 
35,580 

33,564 
31,785 
31,364 
32,218 
30,033 
29,-645 


12.4 
13.2 
13.0 
14.1 
17.6 
12.4 
12.6 
11.0 
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12.0 
12.2 
11.5 
12.1 
11.3 
12.3 
12.4 
11.2 
10.2 
9.6 
9.3 
10.6 
9.8 
10.3 
9.7 
9.5 


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Table  III. — Deaths  (Exclusive  of  Stillbirths)  for  the  Entire 


Cause  of  Death 


Race  and  Sex 


All  Causes  (Total). 
Males— 


I.  Infectious  and  Parasitic  Diseases: 
Males 


Typhoid  fever. 


2.  Paratyphoid  fever.. 

6.  Cerebrospinal  (menengococcus)  meningitis. 


Whooping-cough. 


10.  Diphtheria. 


11.  Erysipelas. 


Total... 
White... 
Indian.. 
Colored. 

Total... 
White... 
Indian.. 
Colored. 


Total... 
White... 
Indian.. 
Colored. 

Total... 
White... 
Indian.. 
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W    Male... 

Female. 
I  Male... 
C     Male... 

Female - 

W    Male... 


W    Male... 

Female. 
C     Male... 

Female. 

W    Male... 
Female. 

W    Male... 

Female. 
C     Male... 

Female. 

W    Male... 

Female. 
C     Male... 

Female. 

W    Male-. 
Female. 


4,323 

2,415 

1,518 

42 

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Table  Ill- 


Cause  of  Death 


Race  and  Sex 


12.  Tetanus. 


Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system. 


14.  Tuberculosis  of  the  meninges  and  central  nervous 
system.. 


15.  Tuberculosis  of  the  intestines  and  peritoneum. 


16.  Tuberculosis  of  the  vertebral  column. 


17.  Tuberculosis  of  the  bones  and  joints  (except 
vertebral  column) 


19.  Tuberculosis  of  the  lymphatic  system  (except 
bronchial,  mediastinal,  mesenteric,  and 
retroperitoneal  lymph  nodes 


20.  Tuberculosis  of  the  genito-urinary  system. 


22.  Disseminated  tuberculosis. 


24.  Septicemia  and  purulent  infection  (nonpuerperal). 


Male 

Female. 
Male... 
Female - 

Male... 
Female - 
Male... 
Female. 
Male... 
Female. 


Male- 
Female.. 
Male- 
Female.. 

Male 

Female.. 

Male 

Female. 

Male 

Male — 
Female - 

Male — 
Female - 
Male... 
Female. 


Female.. 
Male.... 
Female- 
Male 

Female - 
Male 


Male 

Female. 
Male.... 
Female. 

Male 

Female. 

Male 

Female. 


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Table  III- 


Cause  of  Death 

Race  and  Sex 

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C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 

I      Male 

Female.. .- 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female-... 
C     Female.... 

W    Male 

Female..-. 
I  Female.... 
C     Male 

Female...- 

W    Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
I      Female.... 
C     Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

W    Male 

W    Male 

Female.... 

2 
4 
4 

1 
1 
1 

20 
12 
12 
13 

7 
6 
4 
6 

55 
15 
1 
1 
134 
70 

2 

1 
2 

161 
162 

1 
91 
87 

1 

7 

10 
1 
3 

6 

7 

1 

1 
1 

1 

9 
7 
5 
4 

1 

2 

28   Malaria 

1 

— 

1 

6 
3 

1 

1 

30.  Syphilis 

10 
12 

' 

1 

49 
34 

30 
15 

7 

6 

7 

4 
3 

, 

5 

3 

1 

35.  Measles    ---- 

1 
1 

2 

2 
2 

1 
1 

1 
2 

1 

3 

2 

1 

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2 

1 
2 

1 

2 

2 

3 

10 
6 

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1 

1 

5 

13 
2 

1 

10 
2 

1 

1 
9 
3 

3 

6 
3 

7 
4 

13 
11 

42 
16 

28 
9 

1 

14 

7 

2 

2 

1 

1 

6 
2 

3 
9 

3 

3 
2 

2 

10 
6 

15 
13 

25 
25 

27 
33 

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2 

1 

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4 

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Table  III— 

Cause  of  Death 

Race  and  Sex 

1 

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1 
1 

1 

1 

2 

W    Male 

Female-... 

C     Female... - 

W    Male 

Female.... 

C     Male 

'     Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

C     Female.... 

W    Female.... 

C     Male 

Female 

W    Male. 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female 

C     Male 

W    Male. 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

C     Female.-.. 

Total.. 

15 

1,010 
806 

201 

1,488 

1,042 

8 

438 

36 
19 
7 
9 

1 

1 

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1 

39.  Rocky  Mountain 

1 

1 

40.  Ankylostomiasis 

1 
1 

42.  Other  diseases  caused  by  helminths 

1 

2 

43.  Mycoses 

2 

44.  Chancroid 

44.  Hodgkins  disease 

1 

3 

1 

44.  Mumps... 

II.  Cancer  and  Other  Tumors: 

Males 

1 

13 
10 

10 
9 

6 

White 

5 

Colored 

Total 

2 

3 

7 
5 

1 

5 
3 

1 
6 

White 

4 

Indian 

Colored 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

' 

2 

2 

2 

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1 
1 
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1 

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1 

1 

7 

18 
16 

15 
11 

15 

84 

123 

247 

188 

58 

294 
208 

85 

12 
5 

250 

213 

2 

35 

309 

245 

3 

61 

3 
2 

143 
129 

21 
19 

1 

2 
1 

4 

11 

8 

2 

12 
9 

4 

29 
16 

7 

60 
27 

32 

25 

225 
130 

94 

43 

341 

223 

2 

116 

8 
3 
2 
5 

14 

143 
124 

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3 

13 

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Cause  of  Death 

Race  and  Sex 

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46.  Cancer  of  the  digestive  organs  and  peritoneum 

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w 
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Male 

Female.... 

Male. 

Female.... 

Male 

Female.... 

Male 

Female.... 

Male 

Female.... 

Female.... 
Female.... 
Female.... 

Female.... 
Female..-. 

Male 

Female-... 
Female... - 
Female...- 

Male 

Male 

Male 

Female-.. 

Male : 

Female.... 

Male 

Female.... 

Male 

Female..-. 

Male 

Female.... 

Male 

Female-... 

Male 

Female.... 

Male 

Female.... 

Male 

Female.... 

Male 

Female.... 

341 
357 
3 
3 
107 
103 

87 
39 
11 
6 

226 

154 

40 

8 

4 

158 

3 

63 

118 
39 

40 
31 
5 

7 

36 
33 
4 
2 

34 
20 

82 
77 
13 
32 

13 
21 
3 
45 

2 

1 

1 

1 

47.  Cancer  of  the  respiratory  system 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

52.  Cancer  of  the  urinary  organs  (male  and  female) 

1 

1 
1 

53.  Cancer  of  the  skin  (except  vulva  and  scrotum) 

1 

54.  Cancer  of  the  brain  and  other  parts  of  the  central 
nervous  system  (including  giloma,  except  when 

5 
2 
1 

2 

1 

1 
1 

2 
3 

1_ 

2 

2 

56.  Non-malignant  tumors  (including  dermoid  cysts) 

1 

1 

1 

1 
1 

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23 

27 
9 
5 
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51 

101 

116 

2 

59 
63 

6 
16 

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2 
25 
26 

25 
7 
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2 

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2 

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14 

14 
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25 

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32 

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1 
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1 
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12 

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4 

4 

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1 

15 

4 

1 

3 
2 

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2 

8 

3 
6 

14 

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12 

9 
4 

2 

5 

4 

2 

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6 

10 
6 

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2 

8 

16 
13 
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18 
11 
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Table  Ill- 


Cause  of  Death 


57.  Tumors  of  unspecified  nature. 


III.  Rheumatism,  Diseases  of  Nutrition  and  of  the 
Endocrine  Glands,  Other  General 
Diseases,  and  Avitaminoses: 
Males 


Acute  rheumatic  fever. 


Chronic  rheumatism  and  other  rheumatic  diseases.-. 


61.  Diabetes  raellitus 

62.  Diseases  of  the  pituitary  gland 

63.  Diseases  of  the  thyroid  and  parathyroid  glands 

64.  Diseases  of  the  thymus  gland 

65.  Diseases  of  the  adrenal  gland  (not  specified  as 

tuberculosis 

66.  Other  general 


W     Male... 

Female - 
C     Male... 

Female- 


Total... 
White-- 
Indian.. 
Colored. 

Total... 
White- 
Indian.. 
Colored. 


W     Male-. 

Female- 
I  Female. 
C     Male... 

Female. 

W    Male... 

Female. 
C     Male—. 

Female. 


W    Male... 

Female. 
I      Male... 

Female. 
C     Male... 

Female. 

C     Female- 

W     Male-.. 

Female. 
C     Male... 

Female. 

W    Male.... 

Female. 
C     Male..-. 

Female. 

W     Male—. 
Female-. 

W    Male--. 

Female-. 
C     Male-... 

Female.. 


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8 

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1 

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10 

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7 

10 

5 

5 

4 

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1 

1 

1 

2 

2 
4 

2 
3 

1 

2 
1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

20 
17 

1 

3 

1 

41 
44 

5 
5 
2 
1 

41 

72 

3 

1 

18 
32 
1 

1 

1 
1 

2 

7 

1 

1 

1 
4 

3 
5 

1 
5 

4 
9 

2 

1 
19 

1 

7 

1 
16 

1 
9 

3 
3 

1 
5 

1 
1 

6 
10 

5 

1 

1 

1 
5 

3 
1 

1 

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4 

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1 

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1 

2 

1 

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2 

1 

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Table 

II— 

Cause  of  Death 

Race  and  Sex 

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5 

1 

s 

1 

3 

o 

W    Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
I      Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

C     Male 

Female-... 

W    Female.... 
Total 

1 
1 

32 

48 

5 

21 

2 

1 

1 

94 
68 
26 

104 
71 

32 

7 
5 
5 
3 

20 
19 
12 

17 

36 
42 
1 
5 
8 

5 
2 
2 
4 

3 
2 

50 
34 
16 

1 

69    Pellagra  (except  alcoholic) 

70.  Rickets :. 

1 

IV.  Diseases  of  the  Blood  and  Blood-Formino  Organs: 
Males 

9 
4 
5 

6 
5 

11 
10 

1 

9 

7 

4 
3 

1 

10 

8 

3 

White.... 

3 

Females 

Colored 

Total 

6 

White 

3 

Colored 

W    Male 

Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
I      Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Female.... 
C     Male 

Total 

1 

1 
2 
2 

1 

2 

3 

2 

2 
3 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 
2 

1 

74.  Leukemias  and  aleukemias       .      . 

1 

5 
4 

2 
6 

1 
1 

3 

76.  Diseases  of  the  spleen ...      . 

1 

...... 

1 
1 

1 

' 

2 

76.  Other  diseases  of  the  blood  and  blood-forming  organs. 



. 

V.  Chronic  Poisoning  AND  Intoxication: 

Males                                          

White  . 

Colored 

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17 

18 

4 
7 

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1 

1 

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2 
2 

2 
5 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

8 
4 
4 

12 

8 

7 

6 

4 
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2 
2 

3 
2 

1 

3 

3 

2 

1 

3 

1 

13 

8 
5 

19 
14 

13 

2 

11 
4 

1 
6 

10 
9 
1 

8 
8 

4 
4 

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1 

4 

3 

12 
6 

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1 

1 

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1 

6 

2 

4 

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1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 
1 

1 

2 
3 

6 
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5 

1 
1 
4 

5 
2 

6 
4 

1 

4 

1 

1 
1 

1 

1 
1 
1 

1 

2 
4 
2 

4 

6 

1 

1 
1 

2 

2 

1 
1 

3 
3 

1 

2 
2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 
1 

5 
2 
3 

1 

1 

10 
8 
2 

3 
1 
2 

5 
3 
2 

5 

4 

16 
12 
4 

2 
2 

2 
1 
1 

1 

1 

1 

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Table  III— 

Cause  of  Death 

Race  and  Sex 

S 

1 

1 

1 

1 

< 

2 

2 

to 

2 

o 

Total 

6 

White.  — 

3 

Colored 

3 

W    Male 

28 

Female.... 

2 

C      Male 

Female.... 

15 
3 

W    Male 

79.  Chronic  poisoting  by  other  mineral  or  organic 

substances 

W     Male 

5 

Female.... 

C      Male 

J 

VI.  Diseases  of  the  Nervous  System  and  Sense 

Organs: 

Males 

Total 

1,794 
1,182 

31 
19 

20 

14 
8 

16 

White 

7 

10 
602 

Colored 

12 

11 

6 

9 

Females 

Total 

1,765 
1,060 

28 
18 

21 
14 

7 
4 

11 

White 

1 

Indian 

4 
701 

9 

Colored 

7 

3 

10 

W    Male.... 

16 

, 

3 

, 

1 

Female.... 

18 

3 

3 

1 

C     Male 

6 

1 

2 

Female.--. 

10 

1 

2 

1 

2 

W    Male 

32 

10 

7 

4 

Female..... 

17 

5 

4 

I       Female—. 

1 

J 

C     Male 

5 

8 

1 

Female..-. 

12 

4 

1 

3 

82.  Diseases  of  the  spinal  cord  (except  locomotor  ataxia 

and  disseminated  sclerosis) _ 

W     Male 

18 

2 

1 

Female...- 

11 

C     Male 

4 

Female... - 

3 

1 

1 

W     Male 

1,032 

1 

2 

Female.. .- 

3 

I      Male 

9 

Female... - 

3 

C     Male 

493 

1 

1 

Female... - 

604 

1 

2 

84.  Mental  diseases  and  deficiency  (except  general 

W    Male 

17 

Female..-. 

23 

1 

C     Male 

Female.-. 

28 
36 

2 

2 

1 

2 

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1 

1 

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1 

0 

i 

10 

s 
s 

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1 

B 

1 

1 

; 

1 

3 
1 
2 

10 

1 
4 
2 

1 
1 

1 

3 

2 

2 

6 

2 

2 

1 

2 
1 

1 

2 

3 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

271 
218 

53 

279 
230 

1 
48 

24 
11 

26 
13 

12 
4 

45 
23 

87 
39 

223 

118 

103 

255 
117 

380 

238 

3 

139 

391 

191 

2 

198 

2 
2 

556 

413 

4 

139 

460 
323 

137 

74 
49 

24 

78 
65 

4 

2 

13 

15 

7 

13 

21 

9 

26 
15 

22 

31 
10 

48 

132 
53 

2 

8 
3 

2 

8 
3 

12 

2 
1 
2 

1 

11 
3 

21 

79 

1 
1 

138 

1 

13 

5 

2 

3 

1 

2 

2 

4 
4 

3 

1 

2 
2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

4 

1 
1 

2 

3 

2 

1 

7 
4 

; 

1 

2 

1 

3 
4 

2 

3 

13 
4 

29 
34 

105 

106 

2 

229 
178 
2 
2 
133 
192 

2 
3 

1 
5 

389 

305 

4 

132 
135 

4 

2 
2 

211 

219 

1 
51 
45 

1 

47 
65 

1 

2 

2 
3 

2 

4 

4 

13 
13 

2 

1 
2 
2 

36 

58 

9 

94 
127 

5 
3 

24 
13 

2 
5 

2 
1 

2 

6 

4 
2 

2 

3 

28 


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Table  III— 

Cause  of  Death 

Race  and  Sex 

1 

1 

2 
2 

>> 
3 

U5 

2 

>^ 

2 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 

C     Male 

Female-... 

W    Male 

Female.... 

I      Male 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

Total 

24 
25 
33 

28 

5 

6 
4 
2 

23 
26 
1 
5 
4 

1 
2 
1 

14 
6 
6 
2 

3,863 

2,916 

20 

927 

2,746 

1,871 

12 

863 

4 
10 

7 

24 
32 

1 
8 
11 

186 
162 
1 
115 
108 

2 

1 

2 

3 
1 

2 

5 

2 

4 
5 
3 
2 

1 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

1 
1 

•      1 

2 

3 
2 

10 

7 

3 

1 

1 

VII.  Diseases  of  the  Circulatory  System: 
Malea 

3 
2 

11 
4 

1 
6 

15 
9 

1 
5 

15 

White 

10 

Colored 

Total 

3 

11 
9 

1 

7 
4 

S 

16 

White 

9 

Colored 

W    Male 

Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 

I      Male 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 

I      Male 

C     Male 

Female.... 

2 

^ 

7 

1 

1 
1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

4 

2 

3 

2 

1 
1 

2 

1 

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29 


i 

i 

3 

1 

2 
S5 

i 

2 

1 

5 

1 

S 
2 

1 

1 

2 

1 
2 

1 
0 

1 

1 

6 
3 
4 
4 

3 
3 
3 

3 
2 
4 

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4 
9 

2 
3 
2 

2 

2 
2 

1 

3 

5 

2 

1 

3 

2 
4 

10 
6 

4 
6 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 
1 

1 

20 
16 

22 
10 

36 
20 

57 
33 

261 
165 

602 
425 

„; 

299 

143 

1 

155 

884 

657 

7 

220 

512 

316 

3 

193 

1 
2 

1 

1,106 

871 

5 

230 

754 

553 

4 

197 

2 

1 
1 

616 

530 

2 

84 

556 
470 

1 
1 

200 
157 

42 

217 

183 

1 

33 

18 
9 

2 

4 

24 
14 

12 

30 
17 

16 

42 

18 

24 

54 

29 

96 

180 

2 
95 

26 
13 

2 

3 
1 

10 

13 

24 

25 

13 

2 

2 

1 
1 
1 

6 
1 

1 

1 

1 

3 
5 

2 
4 

2 
4 

6 
8 

2 
2 

2 
3 

2 

1 

1 

2 
3 

6 
7 

1 
1 

13 
5 

2 
3 

37 
19 

1 

54 

49 
1 
34 
28 

1 
1 

53 
53 

, 

1 

2 
3 

5 

16 
14 

1 

1 
1 

1 
2 

3 

10 
11 

21 
17 

27 
24 

11 
16 

6 
3 

1 

30 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  III— 

Cause  of  Death 

Race  and  Sex 

1 

1 
i 

a 

2 
S 

1 

1 

1 

o 

93.  Chronic  affections  of  the  valves  and  endocardium.. 

W     Male 

Female..- 

I      Male 

Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 

I      Male...... 

Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 

I      Male 

Female..-. 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W     Male 

Female-.. 
C     Male 

Female... - 

W    Male 

Female.... 

I      Male 

C     Male 

Female.— 

W     Male 

Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.. .- 

W     Male 

Female.... 
C      Male 

Female.— 

W     Male- 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female— 

W    Female.... 
C     Male 

W     Male 

Female... - 
C     Male 

Female-.- 

753 

682 

6 

8 

281 

1,193 

528 

6 

1 

159 

128 

572 
369 
4 
3 
257 
233 

5 

116 
50 
2 
59 
59 

26 
6 

17 

13 

7 
7 
3 

4 

7 
3 
5 

3 

15 
12 

10 

1 

2 

1 
1 

' 

1 

1 

' 

1 

1 

2 

1 

5 
4 

__..^ 

4 
4 

5 

3 

1 

96.  Aneurysm  (except  of  heart  and  aorta) 

2 
2 

J 

2- 
3 

97.  Arteriosclerosis  (except  coronary  or  renal  sclerosis) 

98.  Gangrene 

100.  Diseases  of  the  veins 

1 
1 

1 
1 

^ 

102.  High  blood  pressure  (idiopathic) 

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2 

2 

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1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

S 
2 

JO 

>< 

2 

1 
1 

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5 

4 
4 

1 

3 

1 
5 

2 

8 

23 
22 

65 
39 
1 
1 
41 
53 

249 
56 
3 

144 
99 
3 
2 
80 
67 

317 
120 

241 

198 

4 

79 
64 

349 

180 

2 

187 

193 

1 

27 

28 

151 
115 

78 
98 
1 
1 
17 

23 
24 

5 

7 

1 

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7 

2 

5 

9 

3 

2 

6 
5 

12 
5 

21 
24 

82 
22 

5 

7 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 
24 
19 

41 
20 

2 

3 

7 

5 
5 

10 
4 

5 

6 

17 
6 

44 

27 

33 

33 
32 

124 
62 
2 
1 
56 
45 

30 
29 

166 

101 

2 

11 

7 

97 

5 

1 

21 
34 

1 

7 
8 

3 

2 

1 

32 
31 

1 
1 
2 

1 

50 
44 

5 

2 

5 

4 
4 

5 

6 

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12 

7 

60 
55 

1 

17 
15 

8 
9 

4 

1 
1 

1 

2 

7 

19 
6 

17 
17 

6 

3 
3 

4 

1 
1 

43 
11 

17 
15 

10 

1 
2 
4 

3 

1 

30 
20 

10 
13 

6 
2 

4 

3 
2 

15 

le 

2 

11 

7 

4 
6 

1 
2 
2 
2 

1 

2 

2 

' 

' 

^ 

5 

I 
2 

2 

1 

1 
2 

1 

1 
1 

1 
2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

4 

3 
4 

1 
2 
2 

9. 

2 

1 

2      1 

1 

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Table  III— 

Cause  of  Death 

Race  and  Sex 

S 

>^ 

1 

1 

1 
< 

1 

S 

2 

in 

S 

o 

103.  Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system.      . 

W    Male 

2 

Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.. .- 

2 
2 
4 

1 
1 

VIII.  Diseases  of  the  Respiratory  System: 

Males- 

Total 

995 

577 

8 

410 

352 

176 

6 

170 

76 
40 

19 
13 

10 

White 

5 

Indian 

Colored 

36 

6 

5 

Females. 

Total 

959 
570 

316 
154 

72 
37 

14 

7 

12 

White 

7 

Indian 

JO 

3 

3 

1 

Colored.. _ 

379 

159 

32 

6 

5 

104.  Diseases  of  the  nasal  fossae  and  accessory  sinuses 

W    Male 

Female.... 
I      Female...- 
C     Male 

Female.... 

15 
5 

1 
9 
14 

1 
6 
8 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

105.  Diseases  of  the  larynx 

W    Male 

g 

4 

3 

Female.... 
C     Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male. 

Female.... 

3 
4 

26 
26 
8 
3 

3 
4 

7 
2 
4 
2 

106.  Bronchitis 

3 
2 

1 

107.  Bronchopneumonia  (including  capillary  bronchitis)... 

W    Male...... 

218 

117 

12 

8 

2 

Female.... 

243 

96 

18 

2 

2 

I      Male 

6 

6 

Female.... 
C     Male 

4 
157 

91 

3 

19 

1 

Female.... 

147 

85 

16 

3 

1 

W    Male 

198 

35 

13 

1 

2 

Female.... 

176 

27 

7 

3 

3 

I      Male 

2 

Female.... 

3 

1 

C     Male 

153 

30 

12 

4 

2 

Female.... 

133 

22 

11 

3 

2 

109   IVumcnia  (unspecified) 

W    Male 

Female.... 

47 
52 

13 
22 

5 
6 

1 

1 

I      Female.... 

1 

1 

C     Male 

56 

38 

4 

1 

Female.... 

51 

36 

3 

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61 
30 

31 

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58 

83 
63 

1 

75 
70 

21 
14 

23 
15 

27 
10 

65 
26 

38 

57 
27 
2 

28 

2 

32 
25 

4 
4 

7 

8 

17 
10 

18 

14 
8 

17 

31 

18 

37 

68 
38 
1 
29 

20 

116 

88 

5 

98 

87 

7 

55 

47 

17 

8 

11 
4 

9 

7 
1 

6 

13 

28 

11 

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2 

1 

4 
2 

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2 

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1 

11 

28 

3 

4 
1 

4 

1 

1 
5 

4 

7 

8 

7 

13 
9 

21 
40 

10 

26 

1 

1 
7 
5 

20 
17 

2 
1 

2 
2 

4 
2 

4 
5 

7 
3 

14 
9 

26 
19 

1 
2 

9 
3 

18 
12 

1 

11 
10 

35 
31 

3 

7 

35 
34 

3 
2 

8 
14 

5 

2 
4 

1 

7 
6 

3 

2 
2 

3 

6 
5 

2 

10 
3 

1 
1 

9 
9 

3 

19 
17 

4 
1 

24 
16 

5 
4 

5 
12 

7 
4 

1 
4 

3 

2 
4 

3 
3 

3 
3 

3 

2 

1 

1 

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1 

2 

2 
3 

4 
3 

2 

1 

1 

1 

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Table  III— 

Cause  of  Death 

Race  and  Sex 

< 

1 
1 

1 
S 

2 

2 
2 

1 10.  Pleurisy  (not  specified  as  tuberculous) 

W    Male 

Female.... 

I      Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male..^... 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female-... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male. 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female-... 

Total 

3 
4 

7 

19 
25 
5 

8 

18 
24 
5 
10 

3 

21 
12 
10 

8 

838 
546 
10 
282 

694 
415 

7 
272 

27 
25 

17 

7 

4 

2 

85 
10 
1 
31 
14 

16 
7 
9 
9 

1 

1 

2 

1 

111.  Hemorrhagic  infarction,  thrombosis,  edema,  and 
chronic  congestion  of  the  lungs 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

112.  Asthma 

2 

1 

113    P'lilmnnary  emphyaema 

114.  Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system  (except 
tuberculosis) 

2 

1 

1 

1 

215 

122 

8 

85 

203 

107 

4 

92 

3 
4 
1 
1 

IX.  Diseases  op  the  DiOESTrvE  System: 

Males 

50 
25 

14 

9 

White 

7 

Indian 

Females 

Colored 

Total 

25 

51 
31 
2 
18 

4 

9 

10 
5 

2 
20 

White 

12 

Indian 

115.  Diseases  of  the  buccal  cavity,  pharynx,  tonsils,  and 
adnexa. 

Colored 

W    Male 

Female.... 
I      Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Female- - 

W    Male 

Female-  — 

I      Male 

C     Male 

Female—. 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

Female.... 

5 

2 

8 

3 

2 

1 

116.  Diseases  of  the  esophagus 

1 

117.  Ulcer  of  stomach  or  duodenum 

118.  Other  diseases  of  the  stomach  (except  cancer) 

2 

1 
1 

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1 

1 
s. 

1 
s 

2. 

1 

2 

1 

1 

S 

o 

1 
1 

5 

1 

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1 

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1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

, 

1 
1 

1 

3 
2 
2 

3 
4 
2 
2 

2 

6 

1 
1 
3 

87 
57 

29 

64 
32 

3 

2 

1 
6 

4 
8 

3 

1 
6 

5 
6 

2 

3 
2 

1 

1 

1 

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6 

1 

1 

1 
1 

3 
2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 
2 
2 

1 

92 
64 

5 

1 
2 
2 

82 
59 

23 

73 
53 
1 
19 

2 

1 

4 
2 

1 

2 

' 

2 

1 

26 
9 

2 

27 
20 

30 
16 

27 
15 

100 
81 

18 

79 
64 

49 
39 

20 
17 

1 

1 

14 

12 

18 

7 

17 

27 
11 

7 

24 
11 

28 

61 
35 

10 

38 
32 

3 

10 

7 

14 

7 

2 

1 

7 

11 
2 

16 

:::::; 

26 
4 

32 
2 

15 
4 

6 
2 

3 

1 

1 

1 

3 
2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 
2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

6 

17 

19 
3 

5 
4 

3 

19 

2 

13 
3 

2 

2 

1 

5 

1 

12 
4 

1 
1 
1 

3 
4 

1 
2 

5 

1 
2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 
3 

1 
3 



1 

36 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  FoRTY-THREaE 


Table  III— 


119.  Diarrhea,  enteritis  and  ulceration  of  the  intestines 
(under  2  years  of  age) 


120.  Diarrhea,  enteritis,  and  ulceration  of  the  intestines 
(2  years  of  age  and  over) 


121.  Appendieitis. 


122.  Hernia  and  intestinal  obstruction. 


123.  Other  diseases  of  the  intestines. 


124.  Cirrhosis  of  the  hver. 


125.  Other  diseases  of  the  liver. 


128.  Biliary  calculi 

127.  Other  diseases  of  thg  gallbladder  aud  biliary  ducts- 


128.  Diseases  of  the  pancreas  (except  diabetes  mellitus)-, 


W  Male- 
Female. 

I  Male... 
Female. 

C  Male... 
Female. 

W    Male... 

Female - 
I      Male... 

Female. 
C     Male... 

Female. 

W    Male... 

Female. 
C     Male... 

Female. 

W    Male... 

Female. 
I  Male... 
C     Male... 

Female. 

W    Male... 

Female. 
C     Male... 

Female. 

W    Male... 

Female. 
C     Male... 

Female- 

W     Male... 

Female. 
C     Male... 

Female. 

W  Male.. 
Female. 

W    Male-. 

Female 
C      Male-. 

Female 

W    Male-. 

Female. 

C     Male-. 


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s. 

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i 
>> 

i 

>< 

s 

2 

>< 

s 

2 

i 

2 

2 

2 

i 

5 

2 

1 
1 

1 

1 

1 
4 

2 
3 

2 
3 

8 
14 

1 

5 

8 

3 
2 

1 

1 
2 

1 

7 
6 
2 
2 

8 
14 

1 

3 
2 

5 
2 
2 

1 

2 

1 

5 

7 
7 
2 

9 

7 

9 

7 
3 

19 
14 

2 

3 
2 

1 

10 

2 

2 
6 
4 

3 

4 

1 

4 
2 

2 
3 

1 

11 
4 
5 
6 

4 
13 

1 

4 

12 

7 

5 

2 

8 
2 

1 

1 

8 

5 

2 

1 

7 
11 

1 
1 
1 

16 
4 

5 
12 

3 

5 
4 

2 
1 

3 

5 
2 

3 
1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 
1 

1 
4 

1 

12 
2 
8 
3 

3 

16 
8 
6 

2 

11 
4 
2 
2 

1 
2 

2 

8 
4 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 
1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 
1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 
9 

3 

1 

1 

2 
3 

1 
9 
1 
2 

7 
10 

5 
4 

1 

1 

2 

1 

\ 

2 

3 

2 

1 

2 

38 


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Table  III- 


Cause  of  Death 

Race  and  Sex 

S 

1 

1 

1 

< 
< 

1 

1 

0 
2. 

s 

129    Peritonitis  (cause  not  stated) 

W    Male..  . 

3 

1 

Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.... 

6 
2 
5 

1 

X.  Diseases  of  the  Gentto-Urinary  System: 

Males __          .     . 

Total... 

White 

1,729 
1,078 

3 
2 

10 
6 

6 
6 

4 

2 

Indian 

4 
647 

Colored... 

1 

4 

2 

Females 

Total 

1,409 
806 

3 
3 

14 
9 

6 
4 

3 

White 

Indian... 

5 

Colored 

598 

5 

2 

3 

130.  Acute  nephritis 

W     Male 

45 

2 

3 

2 

1 

Female..-. 

26 

1 

5 

1 

I      Female.... 

1 

C     Male 

44 

1 

3 

Female..-. 

37 

3 

1 

2 

131.  Chronic  nephritis.. 

W     Male 

Female..-. 

842 
677 

2 

4 
2 

1 

I      Male 

4 

Female.... 

4 

C     Male 

523 

2 

Female..-. 

506 

1 

1 

132.  Nephritis  unspecified  (10  years  of  age  and  over) 

W     Male 

38 

Female.... 

31 

C     Male    .. 

24 

Female—. 

26 

133.  Other  diseases  of  the  kidneys  and  ureters  (except 

associated  with  pregnancy,  childbirth,  or  the 

puerperium) 

W    Male 

Female-... 

28 
32 

"'2 

1 

C     Male 

Female 

14 
10 

134.  Culculi  of  the  urinary  passages 

W    Male 

19 

Female 

13 

135.  Diseases  of  the  urinary  bladder 

W     Male 

14 

Female 

5 

C     Male 

15 

Female 

1 

W    Male 

C     Male 

5 

137.  Diseases  of  the  prostate 

W    Male 

82 

C     Male 

23 

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2 

i 

2 

2 
>< 

3 

2 

CO 

5 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

16 
5 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

22 
6 

1 

26 

7 

104 
53 

213 
111 

14 

8 

358 

203 

2 

153 

263 
127 

133 

4 

481 

316 

2 

163 

350 

244 

1 

105 

5 
4 

354 
270 

100 

77 

16 
4 

2 

2 

6 

12 

7 

11 

21 
8 

16 

35 
15 

19 

41 
16 

51 

123 

47 

75 

7 
3 

8 
10 

34 
30 

102 

184 
64 

120 

8 
2 

84 

243 
186 

23 

96 
68 

12 

13 

7 

2 

1 

5 
3 

13 
4 

20 
1 

25 
3 

57 

1 
2 

28 

1 
4 

6 

1 

2 

3 

1 
4 

5 
3 

3 

8 

4 
2 

3 

11 

5 

8 

84 
45 

5 
3 

167 
114 
2 
3 
130 
122 

11 
4 

7 
7 

5 
2 
2 

1 

5 
2 

2 
4 

4 

252 

219 

2 

101 

9 
9 
6 
3 

8 
8 
4 

2 
2 

4 

2 

225 
170 

1 

58 
62 

5 
2 

3 

7 

1 
1 

2 
2 

7 
7 

11 
11 

1 

12 

17 

39 
55 

1 
4 
1 
5 

5 

3 

1 

4 
3 

87 
102 

5 
2 
6 

7 

4 
3 

2 

5 
5 

1 
1 

73 
55 

6 
2 

19 
25 

4 
2 

2 

9 
5 

1 

1 

3 

1 

1 

1 

1 
3 

1 
1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

3 

1 

6 

' 

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2 

2 

3 
2 

2 
1 

9 
4 

2 
1 

34 
11 

28 
2 

2 

' 

1 

3 

40 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  III — 


Cause  of  Death 


138.  Diseases  of  other  male  genital  organs  (not  specified 

as  venereal) 

139.  Diseases  of  the  female  genital  organs 

XI.  Diseases  op  Pbegnanct,  Childbirth,  and  the 
Puebpehium: 
Females 

140.  Abortion  with  mention  of  infection 

141.  Abortion  without  mention  of  infection 

142.  Ectopic  gestation 

143.  Hemorrhage  of  pregnancy  (death  before  delivery).. 

144.  Toxemia  of  pregnancy  (death  before  delivery) 

145.  Other  diseases  and  accidents  of  pregnancy  (death 

before  delivery) 

146.  Hemorrhage  of  childbirth  and  the  puerperium 

147.  Infection  during  childbirth  and  the  puerperium 


148.  Puerperal  toxemias  (excluding  death  before  delivery). 


149.  Other  accidents  and  specified  conditions  of  childbirth. 


150.  Other  and  unspecified  conditions  of  childbirth  and 
the  puerperium 


XII.  Diseases  of  the  Skin  and  Cellular  Tissue: 
Males 


W    Male... 

W    Female 
C     Female 

Total 

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White 

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White 

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White 

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Colored 

White _. 

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White 

Indian 

Colored 

Total 

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Table  III— 

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W    Male _ 

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Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.. .- 

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1 
1 

151.  Carbuncle  and  furuncle 

152.  Phlegmon  and  acute  abscess 

1 

1 
1 
3 

7 
5 

1 

1 

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1 

1 
2 

1 

1 

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Males 

2 

1 

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White 

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Total 

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2 

2 

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1 

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1 

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Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.... 

W    Male 

Female.... 
C     Male 

W    Male 

Female.... 

I      Female.... 

C     Male 

Female.... 

Total 

1 
1 

1 

1 

1 

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1 

1 

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Males 

201 
163 

37 

161 

130 

4 

27 

7 
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2 

1 

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Total 

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1 

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6 
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Table  III- 


Cause  of  Death 


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Females 

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159.  Premature  birth 

160.  Injury  at  birth - 

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162.  Senility 

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Female... 

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Total 

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W    Male 

Female... 

I      Male 

Female... 

C     Male 

Female... 

W    Male 

Female... 

I      Male 

C     Male 

Female... 

W    Male 

Female 

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Total 

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39 

27 

1,126 
774 
14 
338 


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Cause  of  Death 


171.  Streetcar  and  other  road-transport  accidents.. 

172.  Water-transport  accidents 

173.  Air-transport  accidents 

174.  Accidents  in  mines  and  quarries 

175.  Agricultural  and  forestry  accidents 

176.  Other  accidents  involving  machinery 

177.  Food  poisoning 

178.  Accidental  absorption  of  poisonous  gas. 

179.  Acute  accidental  poisoning  by  solids  or  liquids 

180.  Conflagration ,-. 

181.  Accidental  burns  (except  conflagration) 

182.  Accidental  mechanical  suffocation 


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184.  Accidental  injury  by  firearms- 


185.  Accidental  injury  by  cutting  or  piercing  instruments 

186.  Accidental  injury  by  fall  or  crushing 

187.  Cataclysm  (all  deaths  attributed  to  a  cataclysm 

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188.  Injury  by  animals  (not  specified  as  venomous  or 

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190.  Excessive  cold 

191.  Excessive  heat 

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Table  V. — Deaths  (Exclusive  of  Stillbirths)  in  Each  County,  By  Cause  of 


Cause  of  Death 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 
of 
Res. 


of 
Death 


Place 
of 


All  causes^Total  recorded 

Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers- 
Plague 


Scarlet  fever 

Whooping-cough 

Diphtheria 

Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system. 

AJl  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

Malaria - 

Syphilis 

Influenza 

Smallpox 

Measles.- 


Typhus  fever 

Dysentery 

Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors 

Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature. . . 

Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout 

Diabetes  mellitus _-_ 

Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism 

Pellagra 

Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the 

blood  and  chronic  poisonings 

Meningitis  (non-meningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the 

spinal  cord 

Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs — 

Diseases  of  the  heart 

Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

Bronchitis .• 

Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over) 

Appendicitis 

Cirrhosis  of  the  liver . 

Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

Nephritis 

Other  diseases  of  the  urinary  and  genital  systems 

Puerperal  infection 

Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium.. 
Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of 

movement _.. .- 

Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth, 

and  diseases  peculiar  to  the  first  year  of  life 

Senihty,  old  age. 

Suicide 


Homicide ._ 

Automobile  accidents  (all  motor  driven  road  vehicles) . 
Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide, 

and  automobile  accidents  excepted) 

Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified  — 


245 

80 
1,941 
203 
4,487 
271 
50 
925 
153 
219 


North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


59 


Death  (Abridged  International  List)  Also  by  Color  of  Decedent — 1943 


Alamance 

Alexander 

Alleghany 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

260 

307 

78 

94 

41 

56 

6 

10 

39 

47 

1 

1 

1 

1 

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1 

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1 
9 

4 

1 

7 

6 

9 

1 

1 

1 

4 

1 

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1 

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1 

4 

1 

1 

4 

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1 

1 

1 
4 

29 

35 

7 
2 

9 

3 

12 

14 

7 

7 

1 

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1 

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1 

1 

1 

4 

6 
31 
5 

83 
8 

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2 

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1 
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1 
2 

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1 

3 

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2 

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5 

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Table  V- 


Anson 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

99 

104 

96 

1.  Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers . 

2.  Plague 

1 

1 

5.  Diphtheria 

5 

5 

4 

8 

'7.  AH  other  forms  of  tuberculosis .  - 

8.  Malaria 

9.  Syphilis 

1 

2 

10.  Influenza . 

11.  Smallpox 

12.  Measles-     -. 

13.  Typhus  fever...       .  . 

14.  Dysentery...     . 

1 
3 
10 

1 

14.  Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

3 

15.  Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors 

11 

13 

10 

16.  Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature 

17.  Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout 

18.  Diabetes  mellitus    . 

2 

2 

4 

4 

19.  Chronic  or  acute  alcohohsm 

20.  PeUagra 

1 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 
poisonings 

21.  Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

n 

1 

22.  Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

16 

16 

13 

23.  Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

1 

24.  Diseases  of  the  heart 

25 

25 

1 

18 

18 

25.  Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

26.  Bronchitis 

5 

5 

1 

2 

2 

28.  Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system 

2 

29.  Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

2 

29.  Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over) 

; 

1 
1 
1 

30.  Appendicitis 

31    Cirrhosis  of  the  liver 

1 

1 

31.  Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

32.  Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

12 

11 

1 

10 
1 

2 

33.  Nephritis 

9 

36.  Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

2 

1 

3 

2 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debiUty,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

5 

3 

4 

4 

39.  Senility,  old  age 

40.  Suicide 

' 

1 

41.  Homicide 

5 
3 

2 

7 
3 

2 

1 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

3 

12 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


61 


Continued 


Ashe 

Avery 

Beaufort 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

c. 

111 

124 

4 

4 

104 

109 

3 

3 

247 

222 

159 

156 

1 

2 

3 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

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3 

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2 

2 

5 

2 

8 
1 
1 
3 

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7 

9 

3 

3 

1 

1 

8 

7 

10 

11 

1? 

13 

1 
5 

7 

14 

3 
25 

26 

2 

7 
3 

5 
2 
1 

14 

12 

12 

15 

16 

17 

4 

2 

18 

1 

19 

2 

2 

24 
38 

10 

20 

1 

5 
2 

18 
3 

1 
1 

20 
5 

17 

1 

1 
19 

9 
17 

3 

20 

5 

19 
2 

21 

9 

11 
4 

14 
3 

9 
2 

1 
1 

1 

1 

23 
4 

40 
3 
1 

12 
3 

n 

3 

23 

14 

94 

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9 

4 
5 
4 

3 
5 

4 

15 
2 
2 

14 
2 
2 

97 

2 

28 

1 

29 

2 
3 
1 
3 
3 
13 
6 
2 
4 

29 
6 
2 

7 

13 
15 

25 
4 
2 

6 

8 
15 

29 

2 

2 

2 

1 

30 

31 

1 
5 
19 
3 

2 

17 
2 

2 

5 

18 
2 

14 
2 

1 
1 

31 

6 
12 

6 

32 

10 

10 
4 

1 

1 

33 

3 

34 

35 

1 

1 
2 

9 
4 

1 
1 
4 

3 

19 

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2 

37 

9 

20 

20 

38 

4 

39 

1 

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40 

1 

41 

3 

42 

5 
5 

8 
5 

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1 
1 

5 
10 

10 

43 

18 

2 

2 

44 

Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Bertie 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Co 

Col. 

All  causes — Total  recorded 

97 

100 

1 

149 

160 

1.  Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers 

2.  Plague. 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

4.  Whooping-cough 

5 
6 

5 

5    Diphtheria 

6.  Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system 

2 

3 

g 

8.  Malaria 

9.  Syphilis _ 

2 

4 

10.  Influenza - 

12.  Measles 

1 

2 
3 
6 
1 
1 

10 

2 
2 

11 
1 
2 
2 

^ 

19.  Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism                                                             

1 

1 

20.  PeUagra  -                                                                                          

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

poisonings                                                                                            .  -- 

1 

12 
1 

3 

3 

21.  Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

22.  Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

12 

1 
24 

15 

15 

23    Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

24.  Diseases  of  the  heart 

16 
2 

16 

25.  Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

4 

26    Bronchitis 

5 

6 

13 
1 
3 

14 

2 

29    Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

3 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 
9 

1 
1 

2 
10 

1 
1 

2 

1 

33.  Nephritis ..            

11 

1 

3 

2 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

6 
2 
2 

1 
5 

8 

6 
2 

1 
4 

4 

11 

4 

40.  Suicide .       ._     

6 

15 
15 

5 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

15 

15 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


63 


Continued 


Bladen 

Brunswick 

Buncombe 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

82 

120 

3 

5 

97 

110 

79 

97 

50 

70 

1,034 

1 

817 

273 

225 

1 

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3 

6 

189 

8 

6 

1 
43 

4 

1 
3 

1 
3 

5 

J 

2 

1 

1 

3 

70 
2 

21 

1 

6 

7 

1 
2 
4 

1 
2 
4 

8 

2 

3 

2 

2 

12 

4 

12 

4 
6 

6 
5 

9 

J 

2 

10 

1 

1 

12 

13 

14 

1 
5 

106 

11 
91 
1 

23 

1 
22 
1 

14 

4 

4 

1 

2 

3 

5 

3 

4 

15 

16 

1 

1 

17 

2 

2 

16 
2 
2 

18 
4 

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1 

36 
3 

13 

8 
8 
4 
21 
52 
13 

4 
3 

59 
5 

10 
3 

16 

47 
12 

14 
1 

18 
4 

67 

11 

236 

8 

33 
4 
12 

2 
6 
4 
16 
45 
8 

4 
2 

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5 

8 
5 

17 

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2 
2 

2 

18 

19 

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2 
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1 

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1 

2 

2 
14 

5 
16 

3 

1 

3 

2 

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14 
2 
14 

11 

14 

1 

9 

1 
24 

10 
1 

25 
2 

3 

1 

1 
1 
4 
1 
2 

4 

12 

1 
1 
5 

1 
44 

1 
15 

1 

25 
2 

47 
1 

13 

22 
23 

17 

22 
4 

9 
2 
3 

24 

25 

26 

3 

3 
1 

4 

7 

9 

27 

2 

28 

1 

29 

29 

1 

1 

1 

2 
3 

2 
3 

30 

1 

31 

1 

1 
3 
16 
2 

31 

14 

3 
14 
3 

9 

1 
12 

1 

1 
29 
2 
1 
2 

1 
29 

2 

2 

32 

15 

17 

17 

33 

34 

1 

35 

1 

1 

1 

1 

36 

37 

13 
3 

2 

2 

10 

10 

5 

11 

5 

2 

1 
9 
1 

8 
4 

5 
3 

1 
9 
2 

9 
5 

38 

2 

39 

1 

40 

1 
4 

5 
3 

41 

2 
13 

2 

3 
12 

7 

3 

5 

1 

1 
4 

3 
5 

42 

9 

4 

3 

44 

64 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Burke 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 
Deith 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

380 

205 

29 

1.  Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers                                       .          -  -       -  - 

2.  Plague 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

4.  Whooping-cough 

6.  Diphtheria 

1 
4 
1 

1 
2 

6.  Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system 

1 

2 

7.  All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

8    Malaria 

9   SyphiUs 

20 
1 

2 

1 

1 

10   Influenza 

11    Smallpox 

12    Measles 

13    Typhus  fever 

14    Dysentery 

3 
3 

23 

1 
1 
19 

2 

3 

3 

4 

20.  Pellagra    .                          --- 

1 

3 
2 
30 
29 
115 
12 

1 

4 

3 
17 

3 
61 

5 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

1 

3 

3 

7 

1 

26.  Bronchitis                                                                                    -     

27    Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

26 
2 

1 

14 
1 
1 

1 

1 

2 

1 
3 

31.  Cirrhosis  of  the  liver 

31    Other  diseases  of  the  bihary  system 

32    Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

3 
24 

2 
17 
4 

33    Nephritis 

6 

5 

11 

3 
3 
6 

42 

2 

37.  Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  movement 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

11 

39.  Senility,  old  age 

40   Suicide 

41.  Homicide 

7 

14 

1 

1 
3 

2 

1 

2 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

2 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


65 


Continued 


Cabarrus 

Caldwell 

Camden 

Place 

Pkce 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

282 

305 

71 

76 

188 

216 

31 

33 

27 

25 

21 

27 

1 

2 

3 

2 

1 
1 
4 

1 
6 

1 

' 

' 

4 

5 

3 

4 

1 

2 

2 
1 

2 

1 

' 

' 

fi 

7 

8 

1 
1 

1 
1 

9 

J 

2 

7 

7 

in 

11 

12 

13 

1 
5 
3, 

1 
1 
1 

1 

14 

4 

26 

1 
9 

10 

1 

1 

1 
2 

14 

3 

3 

2 

l.'i 

16 

17 

5 

4 

1 

1 

2 

1 
1 

2 
35 

2 
36 

3 

12 

3 
2 
1 

3 
1 

1 

2 
37 

2 
40 

5 

12 
2 
3 
2 

1 

1 
4 

1 
4 

1 

1 

1 

1 

18 
19 

J 

1 

37 
3 

59 
3 

20 

1 

1 

1 

i^O 

21 

34 
2 

58 
3 

13 

13 

1 
12 

1 

1 
6 
1 

3 
2 
6 

5 

4 

2 

2 

22 
23 

4 

3 

5 

5 

24 

25 

26 

15 

18 

5 
2 
1 
2 
3 
8 
35 
2 

3 

4 

3 

3 

1 

' 

2 

2 

27 

28 

5 

3 

3 

29 

29 

1 

1 

30 

2 
2 
10 
32 

2 

1 

31 

31 

3 
10 

3 
10 

4 
5 
2 

1 

14 

6 
5 
4 

1 
1 
1 

17 

32 

1 

1 
1 

3 

4 

1 

2 

33 
34 

J 

35 

2 

2 

1 
1 

' 

1 

36 

37 

32 

31 

5 

5 

1 

2 

1 

1 

38 
39 

3 
2 
6 

13 
14 

1 

1 

40 

1 
1 

6 
5 

2 

6 
5 

6 

8 

1 

1 

1 

41 

7 

9 
15 

4?. 

3 
3 

3 
3 

3 

2 

1 

1 
1 

43 
44 

Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V— 


Carteret 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes— Total  recorded 

162 

142 

31 

34 

2.  Plague 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

1 

5.  Diphtheria 

4 

8 

3 

6 

8.  Malaria 

9,  Syphilis 

J 

1 

1 

11.  Smallpox 

12.  Measles 

13.  Typhus  fever... 

14.  Dysentery 

1 
2 
10 
2 

1 
1 

12 
2 

1 
1 

J 

J 

17.  Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout 

1 

1 

19.  Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism 

20.  PeUagra .       

^ 

' 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 
poisonings— 

1 
1 
5 

21.  Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

15 

15 

J 

22.  Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

5 

23.  Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

24.  Diseases  of  the  heart 

34 

33 

5 

5 

25.  Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

26.  Bronchitis 

27   Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

5 

5 

1 

2 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
20 
1 

2 

1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
19 
2 

2 

2 

31    Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

1 
3 

1 

33.  Nephritis 

3 

1 
1 

6 

5 

37.  Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  movement 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

1 

10 

1 
3 

4 

4 

40.  Suicide 

7 
35 

6 
9 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

2 
2 

2 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


67 


Continued 


Caswell 

Catawba 

Chatham 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 
62 

55 

78 

61 

1 

1 

282 

300 

54 

59 

101. 

130 

52 

1 

2 

3 

3 

5 

1 

3 

1 

1 

4 

5 

3 

7 

6 

3 

1 

3 

1 

2 

A 

7 

8 

1 
4 

1 
4 

1 
4 

1 
4 

1 

1 

9 

. 

1 

1 

1 

8 

7 

10 

11 

12 

18 

1 
10 

14 

1 
11 

2 

17 

ll 

2 
15 

14 

10 

3 

1 

3 

1 

2 

2 

3 

4 

15 

16 

1 
4 

1 
5 

17 

1 

1 

1 

1 

' 

18 

19 

^ 

^ 

20 

3 

3 

. 

3 

1 
3 
31 
3 

83 

1 
2 
30 
3 

87 

1 

1 

3 

3 

1 
10 

30 

7,0 

1 
4 

1 
14 

1 
4 

21 

12 

14 

10 

10 

1 
8 
6 

9 

9 
2 

10 
1 

10 
2 

9 

26 

1 

22 
23 

10 
6 

11 

7 

8 
6 

24 

^5 

2fi 

1 

6 

6 

17 

2 

7 

1 
1 
8 
23 
2 

17 
1 
8 
2 
1 
1 

8 
25 
2 

2 

1 

1 
1 

2 

6 

8 

2 

3 

1 

27 

28 

1 

3 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

2 

29 

9.9 

1 

30 

1 

1 

31 

1 
4 

6 

31 

2 

7 
2 

2 

3 

7 

J 

3 
12 
3 

32 

4 

5 

5 

33 
34 

1 

1 
2 
1 

4 
2 

35 

1 

4 
1 

3 
1 

30 

2 

2 
29 
4 

36 

2 

4 

1 

37 

2 

2 
2 

6 
3 

9 
3 

4 
2 

38 
39 
40 

1 
1 

1 
4 

1 
1 

4 

41 

2 

1 

4 
2 

5 

2 

7 

8 
14 

7 

9 
14 

1 

4 
4 

3 

5 

4 

6 

1 

3 

6 

42 

43 
44 

Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Cherokee 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes — Total  recorded . 

144 

132 

3 

4 

4 

2.  Plague 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

S.  Diphtheria 

1 

2 

1 
3 

1 

8.  Malaria 

9.  Syphilis 

1 
4 

4 

11    SmaUpox.l 

12    Measles 

13..  Typhus  fever 

14.  Dysentery 

1 

1 

15.  Cancer  and  other  mahgnant  tumors . .  .          ... 

10 
1 

11 

1 
1 
1 

J 

17.  Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout . 

1 

20.  Pellagra. 

1 

2 

1 
4 

1 
3 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the 
blood  and  chronic  poisonings 

21.  Meningitis  (non-meningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the 

22.  Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

4 
1 

28 

24.  Diseases  of  the  heart 

29 

26.  Bronchitis 

11 

10 

28.  Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system 

9 

1 
3 

6 

1 
1 

1 

31.  Cirrhosis  of  the  hver .  

2 
3 
14 
3 

2 

13 
4 

1 

1 

35.  Puerperal  infection 

1 

36.  Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

37.  Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of 
movement 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth, 
and  diseases  peculiar  to  the  first  year  of  life 

21 

17 

1 

1 

2 
I 

5 

2 

1 
4 

3 
6 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide. 

1 

1 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


69 


Contin  lied 


Chowan 

Clay 

Cleveland 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death. 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

52 

61 

44 

50 

32 

41 

1 

1 

232 

266 

63 

68 

1 

I 

5 

5 

1 

2 

3 

3 

4 

6 

1 

; 

2 

2 

6 

6 

1 

' 

1 
1 

18 

1 

1 
7 

4 

4 

1 
2 

1 
4 

1 

15 
1 

7 

1 

1 

4 

4 

J 

1 
1 

1 

6 

2 
34 

3 
62 

3 

1 
4 

1 
1 

7 

6 

2 

37 
3 

68 
3 

3 
4 

1 
1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

J 

7 

7 

7 

6 

6 

6 

14 
1 

6 
3 
14 

9 

9 
2 

12 
1 

12 
2 

2 

3 

2 

1 

1 

6 
1 
3 
1 

7 
2 
3 

1 

3 

3 

J 

2 

1 

1 

' 

' 

. 

' 

1 

1 

1 

• 

; 

; 

7 
23 

8 
24 

3 

6 

3 
6 

3 

3 

2 

3 

2 

2 

13 

2 
2 

2 

14 

1 

1 

■ 

1 

2 

4 

1 

5 

2 

3 

7 

7 

2 

2 

2 

1 
10 

16 
3 

2 
2 

3 
1 

2 

2 

1 

8 
2 

4 

14 
3 

3 
1 

3 

1 

1 
3 

2 
3 

2 

' 

70 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Columbus 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes— Total  recorded 

223 

232 

2 

4 

136 

156 

2-  Plague : 

3    Scarlet  fever 

1 

5'  Diphtheria 

3 

5 

3 

y 

8-  Malaria. 

1 
5 

9-  Syphilis 

5 

5 

1 

11-  Smallpox 

12-  Measles 

13-  Typhus  fever .            .        . .  . 

14-  Dysentery .          

J 

1 
14 

1 

1 
16 

1 
4 

2 

16-  Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature 

17-  Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout.. 

18-  Diabetes  mellitus... 

2 

3 

1 

1 

19.  Chronic  or  acute  alcohoHsm 

20.  Pellagra... 

20-  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the 
blood  and  chronic  poisonings 

5 

4 

= 

3 

21.  Meningitis  (non-meningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the 

22.  Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

31 

31 

16 

18 

2 

24    Diseases  of  the  heart 

36 
3 

38 
4 

13 

15 

3 

6 
2 

10 

1 

\ 

1 

1 

1 

14 

2 
5 

1 

14 

2 

5 

1 

4 

27 

3 
33 

1 

1 
20 

1 

33.  Nephritis..     

21 

1 

35.  Puerperal  infection.. 

36.  Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

30 
2 

1 
2 
14 

9 

3 

1 

27 
2 
] 
2 

12 

9 

7 

2 

2 

37.  Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth, 

12 
3 

12 

3 

40.  Suicide 

41.  Homicide 

1 

1 

2 
3 

3 
19 

3 
2 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide. 

4 

19 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


71 


Continued 


Craven 

Cumberland 

Currituck 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

171 

136 

228 

233 

560 

374 

13 

8 

253 

219 

39 

43 

22 

2S 

?. 

3 

4 

4 

1 

4 

1 

5 

2 

14 
2 

18 

12 

1 

7 

17 
3 

17 

1 

3 

2 

2 

6 

J 

7 

8 

3 

6 
4 

4 

7 
7 

4 

9 

3 

7 

8 

1 

1 

2 

2 

10 

11 

1 

12 

13 

1 

2 

1 
5 
53 
3 
1 
6 

2 

3 

4 

48 

113 
21 
2 
41 

10 

2 
3 
31 
5 
1 
6 
1 
2 

2 

44 
3 

79 
11 

28 
9 
6 

14 

3 

1 
10 

5 
15 
1 
1 
1 

3 

2 

2 

14 

11 

10 

11 

1 

1 

1 

5 

1 

15 

16 

17 

g 

6 

1 

1 

1 

1 

18 

19 

2 

2 
31 

22 

2 

2 
31 

4 
19 

2 

m 

2 

1 

2 
6 

25 

5 

2 

3 

2 
26 

32 
9 

1 

2 
25 

4 
31 

9 

1 

■ 

20 

21 

6 

1 

1 

4 
15 

3 

2 
15 

4 
5 

5 

6 

22 
23 

21 
2 

5 

1 

24 
25 

26 

4 

19 

18 

1 

1 

16 

1 

17 

2 

3 

27 

2 

8 

1 
1 

8 

1 
1 

1 

1 

29 

2 

2 
2 

29 

3 

1 
9 
3 
21 
22 
13 

2 

1 

1 

30 

3 
3 

18 
3 

31 

J 

4 

15 
2 

31 

7 

11 
30 
5 

9 
31 
5 

9 

25 
2 
3 
4 

1 

22 

9 
25 

2 
4 

32 

15 

1 

1 

1 
1 

2 

1 

1 

33 

34 

1 

35 

1 

2 

7 

5 

1 
3 

48 
1 
8 
5 

19 

51 

1 

43 

1 
3 

36 

^ 

2 

37 

14 

15 

21 

21 

21 

1 

2 

1 

1 

38 

39 

3 

3 

40 

3 

13 
3 

3 
5 

13 
3 

8 
8 

13 

8 

5 
5 

5 

7 

41 

47 

5 
15 

12 

17 

8 

' 

4 

2 
3 

1 
1 

1 

42 
43 

44 

72 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V— 


Dare 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes— Total  recorded 

50 

54 

1 

3 

2   Plague 

3    Scarlet  fever 

4    Whooping-cough 

2 

2 

5    Diphtheria 

6    Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system 

3 

4 

7    All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

8    Malaria 

9   Syphilis 

10    Influenza 

1 

1 

11    Smallpox 

12    Measles 

13    Typhus  fever 

5 

2 

18    Diabetes  mellitus 

1 

20.  Pellagra  ...                        -- - 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

1 

2 

7 

9 

5 
1 

6 

2 

2 

1 

1 
1 

1 

3 
2 
2 

1 
1 

33    Nephritis 

1 

36.  Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

; 

1 

1 

1 
1 

40.  Suicide                                                                                  

2 

10 

7 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

7 

1 

44    Causes  of  death  ill-defined   unknown  or  unspecified 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


73 


Continued 


Davidson 

Davie 

Dupl 

n 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

274 

317 
1 

51 

57 

76 

105 

11 

18 

141 

175 

118 

139 

9 

1 

2 
1 
4 

3 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

4 

1 

5 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

4 

2 
1 

7 

1 

fi 

7 

1 

s 

1 

1 



1 

1 
2 

1 
3 

3 

9 

2 

2 

5 

5 

in 

1 

1 

1 

1 

n 

13 

1 

14 

1 
6 

10 

4 

1 

14 

24 

28 
2 

3 

6 

1 

1 

12 

16 

15 
16 

17 

8 

10 

1 

2 

1 

18 

1 

1 

19 

1 

1 

5 

2 
47 
3 

75 
5 
2 
20 
3 
1 

?n 

4 

2 

27 
3 

49 
3 

90 

1 

1 
16 

14 
2 

16 

1 

18 

91 

44 

1 

9 

8 

12 

3 
2 

4 
2 
3 

1 

25 

48 
2 

22 

93 

2 
2 

10 
1 
1 
6 

1 
1 

11 

1 
1 
6 

1 

r 

1 

1 

8 
1 

23 
2 

24 

24 
25 

?6 

16 

2 

1 

15 

1 
2 

9 

9 

27 

3 

?8 

2 

2 

5 

5 

1 
3 
1 

?9 

1 

99 

1 

1 

1 

30 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

31 

6 

7 
21 
4 

1 
6 

1 

6 

I 

28 

30 

2 
21 

1 

1 
22 

32 

19 
2 

3 

4 

9 

1 

11 
2 

33 
34 

35 

1 

1 
1 

35 
2 
1 
1 
4 

13 

2 

1 

2 

1 

10 

6 

2 
4 

5 

1 
1 

1 

37 

35 

2 

2 

7 

9 

7 

38 

2 

39 

1 

1 

1 

40 

1 

2 

7 
6 

1 
5 

9 
6 

4 

3 

1 
3 

1 

2 

4 
4 

42 

10 

43 

2 

44 

74 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Cause  of  Death 


All  causes — Total  recorded 

Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers - 


2.  Plague. 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 
of 
Res. 


Place 

of 
Death 


Scarlet  fever 

Whooping-cough _  _ 

Diphtheria 

Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system. 

All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

Malaria.  _ 

Syphilis --- 

Influenza 

Smallpox- 

Measles 


Typhus  fever 

Dysentery 

Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors 

Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature. 

Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout 

Diabetes  meUitus 

Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism 


20.  Pellagra. 


Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

poisonings - 

Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs. 

Diseases  of  the  heart 

Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

Bronchitis - 

Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over).. 

Appendicitis 

Cirrhosis  of  the  hver. 

Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system.. 

Nephritis .__ _ 

Other  diseases  of  the  urinary  and  genital  systems 

Puerperal  infection 

Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  movement  — 
Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

pecuhar  to.  the  first  year  of  life. 

Senility,  old  age 

Suicide... 


Homicide 

Automobile  accidents  (all  motor  driven  road  vehicles) 

Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

accidents  excepted ) 

Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified 


5 

3 

26 

8 

53 

34 

18 

4 

7 

2 

3 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


75 


Continued 


Edgecombe 

Forsyth 

Franklin 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

136 

158 

215 

250 

770 

613 

1 

458 

482 

91 

125 

98 

115 

I 

1 

1 

3 

2 

1 
38 
12 

2 

1 
41 

2 
18 
6 

2 
16 
2 

3 

4 

18 
2 

24 

1 

1 

1 

3 

2 

1 

5 
4 

8 
4 

10 

8 

17 

3 

4 

1 

10 

« 

4 
10 
1 

1 
5 

2 

1 

1 
1 

32 
5 

38 
6 
2 
9 
1 

1 
6 

1 

2 
9 

7 

2 
6 

69 
2 

2 

2 
14 

2 
9 
2 

2 
2 

1 

5 
35 

4 

5 
32 
4 

V 

2 

14 

1 
6 

1 
1 

12 

5 

5 

1 
2 

17 
1 

70 

8 

218 

21 
4 

32 
9 
6 
3 

5 

17 
44 
21 

1 

6 

59 
4 
3 
1 

13 

28 

11 

1 
1 

9 

61 

6 

190 

1 
23 
5 
5 

10 

1 
3 

8 

2 
47 

5 
98 

6 

10 
1 
3 

8 
2 
48 
8 
99 
11 

3 

3 

2 

1 

1 
1 

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2 

1 

?0 

?i 

12 

14 
2 

32 
6 
2 
8 
1 
3 

30 

36 
5 

10 

1 
5 

2 

3 

26 

1 

18 
3 
29 

6 

19 

1 
1 
5 
2 

7 
2 
20 

1 
5 

2 

99 

2 

'3 

30 
4 

1 

24 
?5 

1 

9.^ 

8 

29 

7 

1 
3 
1 
1 

14 
41 
5 
1 
4 

30 

7 

2 
3 
1 
1 
14 
42 
5 

4 

25 

3 
6 

S 
4 

3 

4 

1 
1 

V 

?8 

3 

?q 

9q 

1 

; 

4 
4 
4 

41 

8 

30 

1 

31 

31 

1 

20 
5 

2 
24 

1 

27 

1 
18 

1 

2 
21 
3 

23 

1 
1 

3 
23 

1 
2 

32 

19 

3,3 

34 

1 

35 

6 
3 

14 
2 

5 

6 

1 

14 

1 
3 
5 

12 

6 

6 
2 

47 
4 
4 

9 

28 
3 

36 

37 

11 

12 
2 
2 

6 

5 
1 

25 

3 

7 

5 
3 

4 
1 

6 
2 

13 

13 

38 

2 

39 

40 

1 

41 

2 

1 

1 
5 

2 

5 
5 

42 

3 

3 
5 

4 
5 

43 

2 

44 

76 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 

of 
Res. 


Place 

of 
Death 


All  causes — Total  recorded 

Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers. 
Plague 


Scarlet  fever 

Whooping-cough . .  _ 

Diphtheria 

Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system. 

All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

Malaria 

Syphilis 

Influenza 

Smallpox.- 

Measles 


Typhus  fever 

Dysentery . 

Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors 

Non-mahgnant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature 

Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout 

Diabetes  mellitus. 

Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism 

Pellagra 

Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

poisonings 

Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

Diseases  of  the  heart 

Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

Bronchitis 

Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over) 

Appendicitis 

Cirrhosis  of  the  liver.. 

Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

Nephritis 

Other  diseases  of  the  urinary  and  genital  systems 

Puerperal  infection 

Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  movement 

Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

pecuhar  to  the  first  year  of  life 

Senility,  old  age 

Suicide 


Homicide 

Automobile  accidents  (all  motor  driven  road  vehicles) 

Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

accidents  excepted) 

Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified 


5 

4 

42 

43 

7 

124 

136 

3 

9 

11 

3 

10 

10 

6 

1 

3 

10 

20 

24 

3 

1 

5 

4 

40 

50 

4 

2 

4 

12 

17 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


77 


Continued 

' 

Gates 

Graham 

GranviUe 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

36 

51 

51 

56 

20 

23 

126 

117 

117 

1 

118 

1 

3 

4 

1 
2 

5 

2 

2 

4 

5 

1 

5 

5 

2 

8 

7 

S 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

9 

2 

2 

10 

2 

2 

13 

14 

2 
5 

1 

8 

1 

9 

1 

1 
10 

1 

14 

3 

1 

1 

2 

1 

15 

16 

1 

17 

4 

2 
3 

9 

4 
2 
3 

7 

1 

1 

18 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

20 
21 

1 
1 

10 

10 

7 
1 

13 
4 

7 
2 
13 
4 

2 

18 
1 

16 
1 

18 
1 

21 
1 

12 
2 

16 
2 

12 
2 

16 
2 

22 
23 
24 

8 

11 

1 

3 

4 

26 

2 

4 

5 

5 

3 

1 
1 
2 

3 
2 
1 

2 

5 

2 
1 

5 

2 

1 

27 

28 

1 

1 

29 

1 

1 

30 

43 
44 

» 

1 
5 
15 
2 

1 

1 
1 

4 
14 

3 
23 

3 
24 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

5 

1 

8 

1 

4 

4 

3 

1 

4 
1 

9 
4 
4 

4 
1 

5 

2 
1 
3 
2 

6 
4 

4 
2 

3 

4 
4 

2 

4 

1 

2 

3 

2 

2 

3 
3 

6 
4 

2 

4 

1 

2 
4 

2 
4 

78 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


• 

Table  V— 

Greene 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

19 

35 

43 

55 

2.  Plague 

5.  Diphtheria                       .          

1 

1 

4 

6 

9.  Syphilis 

1' 

10.  Influenza 

11.  Smallpox 

12   Measles 

13    Typhus  fever 

14.  Dysentery 

\ 

2 

2 

20   Pellagra 

2 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

3 

4 

3 

4 

24    Diseases  of  the  heart                                                                -  

2 

7 
2 

9 

10 

1 

1 
1 

2 

2 

1 

' 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 
4 
1 

11 
1 

3 

2 

13 

J 

1 
1 

2 

1 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

2 

4 
1 

1 

40   Suicide 

1 
2 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

1 

4 

1 

3 

1 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


79 


Continued 


Guilford 

Hahfax 

Harnett 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 

Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

891 

878 

377 

389 

153 

172 

218 

255 

196 
1 

230 

1 

2 

87 

94 

1 

2 

3 

2 

2 
1 
22 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 
6 

19 

36 
3 

35 
3 

9 

12 

22 

28 

3 

4 

6 

7 

8 

3 

9 
16 

5 

8 

7 
8 

4 

6 
1 

9 

18 

2 

2 

4 

4 

2 

2 

10 

11 

U 

1 

1 
5 
9 
86 
5 

1 

n 

5 

2 
31 
3 

5 

1 
1 
29 
3 

5 

9 

2 
11 

11 

10 

1 

12 
1 

14 
2 

1 

17 

2 

1 

6 

14 

85 

5 

15 

2 

16 

17 

18 

18 

3 

3 

1 
1 

1 
1 
14 
2 

38 
2 

1 

2 

18 

1 

19 

6 

6 

5 

4 
94 
10 
248 
8 
2 
26 
7 
2 
3 
3 
3 
2 
18 
74 
5 

1 

16 

1 

20 
3 

33 
4 

2 

22 
5 
35 

8 

'>n 

5 

2 
31 
4 
64 
6 
1 

18 
5 
2 

6 
2 
31 

7 

10 
1 

19 
5 
2 

4 

1 
15 

41 
3 

4 

18 
3 

48 
3 

20 

6 

21 

8 

1 

1 

8 

8 
2 
17 

22 

243 

1 

17 

24 

26 

31 

8 

2 
1 
1 

2 

7 
2 
3 

9 
3 
3 

^3 

14 

3 

1 

14 
1 

4 

1 

10 

10 

27 

12 

28 

3 

2 

29 

29 

5 

6 

12 
52 
4 
3 
5 
2 

23 
2 

2 
5 

1 
11 
53 
4 
3 
5 

23 

2 

3 

1 

34 
24 

14 

30 

3 
30 

2 

3 
1 
4 
34 
2 
2 

31 

18 

3 

18 

2 
25 

33 
1 

12 

1 

3 

12 
1 
1 
1 
1 

8 
2 

32 

77 

33 

34 

35 

2 
4 

72 
8 

21 
4 

20 

43 
10 

2 

2 

2 
2 

21 
2 
3 
3 
3 

7 
14 

38 

1 

25 
4 

1 

25 

4 

37 

76 

9 

3 
4 
5 

17 

10 

3 

2 
4 

15 
2 

8 
2 

23 

4 

8 

11 

7 

4 

10 

13 

7 

2 
2 

2 
4 

2 
2 

3 
4 

41 

21 

7 

1 

15 

8 
1 

42 

46 

43 

44 

80 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V— 


Haywood 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes — Total  recorded 

212 

1 

236 

1 

15 

14 

2.  Plague 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

4 
1 
2 

4 

1 

7.  All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

8.  Malaria                          .        

1 
3 

1 

3 

11.  Smallpox                                 -              

1 

1 

13.  Typhus  fever                                                       - 

14    Dysentery                                                                                    .  - 

1 
24 

1 
28 

16    Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature.                    .  -  . 

18    Diabetes  mellitus 

5 

6 

1 

J 

20   Pellagra 

4 
4 

4 
4 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

15 

3 
57 
2 

17 
3 

61 
2 

8 

8 

16 
3 

20 

3 
2 

2 
1 
1 

2 

1 

SI      rirrhcaio  nf  thp  liver 

1 

1 

7 
14 
1 

8 
16 
2 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debihty,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

18 
3 

19 
3 

5 

6 

7 

4 

9 

7 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


81 


Continued 


Henderson 

Hertford 

Hoke 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Col. 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

218 

198 

28 

21 

46 

59 

94 

113 

65 

41 

8 

» 

169 

78 

1 

2 

3 

4 

1 

2 

5 

2 

3 

2 

1 

2 

5 
1 

6 

37 

3 

2 

103 
3 

4 

6 
7 

8 

1 
2 

2 
2 

1 
1 

2 

1 

9 

8 

1 

10 

11 

12 

13 

2 

2 

1 
22 
3 

1 

1 

14 

1 
9 

14 

20 
4 

1 

1 

8 

5 

6 

1 

3 

1 

1 

' 

3 

15 

16 

1 

1 

17 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

' 

1 

18 

19 

1 

1 
1 

21 
2 

46 

13 

' 

1 

7 
2 
15 

8 

1 

2 
1 
9 

9 
5 

20 

1 

1 

1 

1 

?0 

2 

1 
4 
2 

8 

1 
5 
2 
8 
1 

21 

23 

6 

6 
1 

S 

1 
3 

7 
1 
15 

15 

1 
13 

1 

16 
2 
15 

1 

22 

!^3 

53 
2 

1 

1 

11 
4 

24 
?5 

?fi 

3 

3 

6 

7 
1 
2 

' 

1 

8 

8 

27 

1 
1 

28 

1 

' 

\ 

2 

1 

1 

1 
1 

2 

29 

«9 

3 

1 

1 

30 

31 

1 

31 

g 

5 
21 
5 

3 

1 
3 

3 

1 
7 
1 

32 

26 
3 

3 

8 

15 

16 
2 

2 

5 

33 

34 

35 

1 

1 

1 

36 

37 

15 

15 

2 

2 

12 
2 

15 
2 

3 

3 

1 

1 

2 

8 

9 

38 

1 

1 

39 

40 

2 
2 

3 
2 

2 
3 

6 

1 
1 

2 
6 

1 

2 
6 

41 

7 

5 

9 
2 

1 

1 
1 

1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

2 

1 

3 
1 

1 

42 
43 

2 

' 

1 

44 

82 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Hyde 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes— Total  recorded 

30 

42 

21 

23 

1.  Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers 

2.  Plague - 

5    Diphtheria 

6    Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system 

3 

4 

1 

1 

8.  Malaria - 

9    Syphilis 

1 

1 

' 

12.  Measles - 

4 

6 

1 

1 

2 

20   Pellagra                  ^ -- 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

1 

1 

6 

1 
6 

1 

5 

1 
6 
3 

5 

5 

1 

1 

26    Bronchitis                                                                    -     --       -       

1 

3 

4 

4 

1 

1 

30    Appendicitis 

31    Cirrhosis  of  the  liver 

32    Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

1 
1 

2 

39    Senility  old  age 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

40    Suicide 

4 

1 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

2 
2 

2 

1 

2 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


83 


Continued 


IredeU 

Jaclcson 

Johnston 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

357 

295 

121 

115 

110 

111 

6 

10 

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6 

256 

335 

109 

1 

128 

] 

2 

3 

J 

5 

7 

1 
4 
1 

2 

5 

1 

2 

1 
1 

2 

1 

1 
1 
5 

8 
5 

5 
6 

7 

5 

6 
2 

11 
2 

1 

1 

2 

5 

4 

4 
5 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 
3 

4 

4 

3 

1 
1 
4 
30 
5 
3 
3 

13 

1 
2 
28 
5 
3 
3 

14 

3 

2 
34 

1 
7 

1 

6 

1 
6 

14 

37 

13 

1 

12 

1 

1 

1 

15 

16 

' 

1 
1 

17 

8 

5 
1 

■      5 

1 

1 

18 

J 

7 

2 
34 

5 
83 

4 

19 

2 

1 

4 
1 
37 
3 

78 

1 
14 
5 
3 
2 

2 

1 
2 

20 

3 

1 

3 

3 

2 

21 

38 
6 

9 

1 

17 
2 

9 

1 

3 

5 

17 

2 

17 

1 
1 

1 
2 

1 

1 

32 
2 

70 
4 

11 

23 

1 

11 

12 
2 

24 
4 

11 

22 
23 

92 
3 

1 

' 

24 

1 
9 
2 

■Jfi 

23 

9 

6 

9 
3 

1 

3 

7 
3 

97 

o^ 

3 

2 

4 

3 

4 

29 

2 

2 

29 

6 

3 

2 

30 

1 

' 

1 

' 

31 

1 

1 

31 

5 

2 
23 
4 

3 
17 

3 

17 

2 

14 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 

2 
14 

2 

8 
3 

1 

1 
12 
2 

7 

20 
5 

32 

32 

1 

1 

9 

10 

33 

4 

34 

2 
2 

2 
1 

3'i 

J 

2 

5 

1 

36 

37 

21 

14 

5 

5 

1 

1 

17 
3 

27 
1 

4 

1 

20 
14 

6 
1 

6 

38 

39 

8 

7 

3 

4 

7 

1 
2 

4 

7 

40 

41 

7 

7 

8 
5 

3 

6 

7 

1 

8 

7 

16 

14 
13 

4 

2 
15 

3 

2 
15 

42 

13 

1 

43 

5 

44 

84 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Jones 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes— Total  recorded.. 

33 

45 

25 

27 

2.  Plague 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

5.  Diphtheria 

6.  Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system 

1 

2 

3 

4 

8.  Malaria 

9.  SyphiUs .. 

1 

10.  Influenza 

11.  SmaUpox 

12.  Measles 

13.  Typhus  fever 

1 

1 

1 

14.  Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

2 

2 

3 

16.  Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature 

17.  Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout  _ 

18.  Diabetes  melhtus 

1 

1 

19.  Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism 

20.  PeUagra 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 
poisonings- - 

21.  Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

22.  Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

2 
1 
11 

2 
14 

4 

1 
2 

4 

23.  Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

1 

24.  Diseases  of  the  heart 

1 

26.  Bronchitis 

27.  Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

2 

3 

1 

1 

29    Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

1 

1 

1 

1 

29    Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over) 

1 
5 

2 

2 

33    Nephritis 

3 

2 

1 

1 

1 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

1 

2 

2 

2 

39    SeniHty  old  age 

40    Suicide 

1 
1 

1 

1 
2 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

4 

5 

1 

J 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


85 


Continued 


Lee 

Lenoir 

Lincoln 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

98 

83 

54 

53 

238 

202 

187 

202 

154 


153 

27 

30 

1 

2 

1 

3 

1 

1 
1 

4 

3 

] 

5 

1 

2 

18 
2 

27 
2 

6 

1 

1 

7 

R 

2 

2 

1 

1 

4 

1 

4 

9 

2 

2 

10 

11 

12 

1 

13 

3 

14 

1 

1 

1 
1 

14 

1 
4 

2 
3 

12 

6 

6 

14 

12 

13 

20 
2 

17 
3 

1 

15 
16 

17 

1 

1 

1 

4 

3 

3 

3 

5 

3 

18 

19 

1 

2 
4 

16 
4 

44 
1 
2 

13 
2 

3 

2 
3 

14 
1 

39 
3 
2 

10 
2 

2 

5 

1 
16 

1 
30 

1 

2 
4 
16 

?0 

2 

2 

2 

2 

6 
2 
24 

24 

1 

6 

2 
26 
2 

20 

3 

1 
3 

?1 

11 

9 
23 

5 

13 

4 
4 
12 

22 
23 

25 

31 

5 

5 

24 
?5 

■  ?6 

8 

6 
2 

2 

2 

14 

1 
7 
4 
1 

13 

1 

4 
1 

1 

3 

3 

27 
?8 

2 

2 

3 

1 

4 
1 

1 

1 

9q 

1 

1 

3 
4 

2 
3 

9Q 

1 

1 

30 

1 

^1 

1 

1 

20 

1 

1 
4 

13 
3 

1 
5 
14 
3 

^1 

2 
10 

2 
9 

3 

2 

10 
28 
8 
2 
5 

32 
2 
5 

2 

7 

7 
2 

6 
28 
5 
2 

4 

9 
22 

1 

2 
2 

2 
2 

32 
33 
34 

1 
1 

1 
1 

35 

2 

2 

3 

1 

1 
3 

16 

1 

1 
3 

16 
1 
2 

36 

37 

8 

7 

4 

4 

24 
2 
6 
2 
6 

2 

15 

15 

38 

39 

1 
1 
3 

1 

4 

1 

3 

40 

4 
3 

5 
5 

4 
4 

5 

2 

1 

3 
1 

41 

5 
5 

4 

6 

4 

8 

42 

43 
44 

86 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


McDoweU 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

PI... 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

161 

157 

15 

2.  Plague . 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

2 

2 

4 

5 

7.  All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis-       ,  _  _     

8.  Malaria 

9.  Syphilis 

2 

2 

11.  Smallpox..        . .. 

12.  Measles             -  _  . 

1 

13*  Typhus  fever 

14    Dysentery 

14.  Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases - 

14 

15    Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors 

15 

18    Diabetes  mcllitus 

3 

2 

20.  Pellagra 

1 

4 
2 
9 
1 

32 
2 
3 

11 
2 
6 

1 
3 

1 
34 
2 
3 
9 
3 
6 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

1 

1 

4 

4 

2 

26.  Bronchitis 

J 

30.  Appendicitis 

3 

3 

31.  Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

1 

J 

33    Nephritis 

9 

9 
15 

4 

5 

35    Puerperal  infection 

1 

1 

37.  Diseases  of  the  .skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  movement 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

2 

15 
3 

' 

1 

39    Senility  old  age 

1 

1 

40   Suicide 

4 
17 

4 
14 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

1 

^ 

44.  Causes  of  death  iU-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


87 


Continued 


Macon 

Madison 

Martin 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

109 

109 

5 

. 

117 

145 

6 

8 

82 

99 

74 

79 

1 

2 

. 

3 

1 

1 

1 

3 

1 

4 

5 

4 

4 
1 

2 

3 

1 

2 

8 

10 

g 

1 

1 

1 

7 

1 

1 
1 
4 

1 

1 
2 

3 

3 

2 

3 

4 

4 

10 

1 

1 

12 

13 

1 

14 

1 

1 

13 

1 
14 

2 
3 

3 
4 

2 
9 

1 

2 

2 

14 

13 
2 

1 

15 
16 

2 

17 

3 

3 

5 

6 

2 

3 

18 

1 

1 

15 
3 
26 

1 
11 

3 

2 

1 

1 

1 
14 

1 
27 

7 
10 

1 
7 

10 

12 

11 

14 

14 

22 

23 

15 

15 

9 
2 
2 

1 

' 

21 

23 

24 

?,S 

1 
6 

1 
7 

3 

2 
4 

26 

7 

1 

' 

9 

1 
1 
2 

1 

1 

27 

1 

oq 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

31 

5 

5 
13 
3 

9 

2 

12 
1 

1 
9 

4 

3 
4 

32 

12 

2 

2 

8 

33 

3 

34 

35 

2 
2 

2 

3 

10 
2 
1 

1 

3fi 

37 

7 

7 

1 
1 

1 
1 

2 

1 
2 

3 

1 
2 

3 

1 

2 

38 

39 

1 

1 

2 
2 

2 

7 

2 
2 

7 

1 

4 

4 

3 

7 

2 
5 

2 

8 
5 

6 

8 
2 

43 

2 

7 

Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V— 


Cause  of  Death 


Mecklenburg 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 
of 
Res. 


Place 

of 
Death 


All  causes — Total  recorded 

Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers. 
Plague 


Scarlet  fevter 

Whooping-cough 

Diphtheria 

Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system. 

All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

Malaria 

Syphilis 

Influenza 

Smallpox 

Measles 


Typhus  fever 

Dysentery 

Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases ,._. 

Cancer  and  other  mahgnant  tumors 

Non-mahgnant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature.- 

Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout 

Diabetes  mellitus 

Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism 

PeUagra 

Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronii 

poisonings 

Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

Diseases  of  the  heart 

Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

Bronchitis 

Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over) _._ 

Appendicitis _ _ - 

Cirrhosis  of  the  h ver 

Other  diseases  of  the  biUary  system 

Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

Nephritis 

Other  diseases  of  the  urmary  and  genital  systems 

Puerperal  infection 

Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  movement.. 
Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

peculiar  to  the  first  year  of  life 

Senihty,  old  age.. _._ 

Suicide 


Homicide 

Automobile  accidents  (all  motor  driven  road  vehicles) 

Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

accidents  excepted) 

Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified..." 


North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


89 


Continued 


Mitchell 

Montgomery 

Moore 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

,3 

95 

1 

64 

90 

26 

28 

164 

153 

65 

66 

2 

3 

J 

1 
2 

1 

1 

3 

4 

3 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 
1 

' 

1 

' 

4 

4 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 
12 

1 

1 
4 

3 
6 

1 
19 

10 

15 

1 

4 
1 

5 

1 

1 

1 

7 

5 

2 

2 

3 

3 

1 

1 

?0 

1 
12 

1 
38 

3 

9 

42 
4 

2 
5 

8 

1 
2 
4 

8 

20 

21 

6 

13 

15 

4 

8 

4 
9 

22 

23 

18 

20 

23 

1 

24 

J 

25 

26 

4 

6 

4 

6 

3 

3 

12 
2 
6 

11 

2 

8 

1 
2 

8 

1 

27 

J 

1 

; 

29 

J 

1 

?<) 

30 

J 

1 

1 

31 

' 

31 

J 

2 

8 

6 

1 

""  r 

; 

3 
14 

3 
12 

2 

8 

2 
5 

32 

6 

1 

3 

1 

33 
34 

35 

2 

1 

36 

3 

4 

7 
3 

37 

6 
2 

6 
3 

1 

1 

12 
3 

lo' 

3 

14 
1 

1 
3 

8 
3 

2 
2 
4 
2 

3 

1 

1 
2 
3 
2 
1 

3 

39 

40 

1 

1 

41 

-1 

6 
3 

42 

4 

4 

8 

1 
3 

3 

3 

43 

S 

44 

90 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V — 


Nash 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

269 
1 

223 

1 

261 

1.  Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers 

J 

2.  Plague 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

5.  Diphtheria 

6.  Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system. - 

3 

7 

14 

20 

7.  All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

8.  Malaria 

9.  Syphilis 

2 
2 

3 
3 

7 
2 

g 

10.  Influenza 

2 

11.  SmaUpox..., 

12.  Measles 

13.  Typhus  fever 

1 
2 
22 

1 
1 
14 

3 

14 

1 

12 

4 

3 

8 

20.  Pellagra .. 

2 

*    2 
1 

27 
5 

57 
1 
1 

11 
3 
3 

2 

1 
1 
21 

50 
3 

20.  Avitarainosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

8 

2 
21 

3 
35 

2 

21.  Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

22.  Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

18 

23.  Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

4 

24.  Diseases  of  the  heart 

33 

25.  Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system. 

26.  Bronchitis 

27.  Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

8 

1 

12 
3 
6 
2 

7 

12 

28.  Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system 

2 

29.  Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

5 

2 

30.  Api*ndicitis 

5 
4 

3 
33 

8 

1 
1 

32 
5 

31.  Cirrhosis  of  the  liver 

31.  Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

32.  Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

10 

6 
4 
13 

1 

25 
4 

7 

33.  Nephritis 

20 

2 

35.  Puerperal  infection.. 

2 

32 
2 

7 

5 

14 

2 

1 

24 
3 

1 
4 

14 

7 

37.  Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  movement 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debiUty,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

21 

4 

40    Suicide 

41.  Homicide. 

3 

7 

10 
2 

1 

4 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

7 

2 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


91 


Continued 


Northampto 


Place 

of 
Res. 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 
of 
Res. 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 

of 
Res. 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 
of 
Res. 


Col. 
114 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 

of 
Res. 


Place 

of 
Death 


92 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Orange 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

76 

118 

44 

1.  Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers  ..       -  -       _       ._ 

2.  Plague                                                       -.- 

3    Scarlet  fever                                             .     

4.  Whooping-cough                                       -     .-                     -  .       . 

5.  Diphtheria 

3 

4 

3 

7    All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

1 

8   Malaria 

9   Syphilis 

10   Influenza 

' 

11    Smallpox 

12    Measles 

13    Typhus  fever 

14    Dysentery 

14    Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

2 
5 

3 

7 

4 

1 

5 

18    Diabetes  meUitus 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

J 

20.  Pellagra. __. 

• 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

2 

1 
13 

1 
27 

2 

10 

6 

9 

7 

4 

24 

2 

6 

13 

2 

5 

2 

2 

30.  Appendicitis 

1 

2 

1 
2 

11 

1 
3 
12 
2 

1 
1 
1 

7 

32    Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

5 

1 

33    Nephritis 

6 

36    Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

J 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 
peculiar  to  the  first  year  of  life 

2 

3 

7 

40   Suicide 

1 
1 
1 

2 
1 

2 
2 
2 

4 

1 

41.  Homicide 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 
accidents  e,Ncepted) 

5 
4 

6 

4 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


93 


Continued 


Pamlico 

Pasquotank 

Pender 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

50 

60 

33 

34 

126 

120 

119 

125 

63 

77 

75 

96 

1 

2 

3 

1 

1 

4 

1 

5 

3 

5 

10 
4 

16 
3 

1 

1 

3 

6 

6 

7 

1 

1 

S 

4 
3 

4 
3 

1 

; 

q 

1 

1 

3 

4 

in 

1!? 

13 

3 

1 

14 

1 
10 

14 

5 

7 

2 
1 

2 
1 

12 

6 
3 

8 
3 

2 

5 

15 
16 

1 
1 

1 
4 

17 

3 

3 

1 

18 

19 

1 

1 

1 

9.0 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

20 

'?.\ 

9 

10 

6 

6 

5 

5 

10 

9 

9 

13 

15 

22 
23 

18 

21 

1 

4 

1 

4 
1 

35 
2 

37 
2 

26 

1 

19 

1 

12 
2 

14 
4 

24 
25 
26 

3 

3 

6 

6 

5 

1 
3 

1 
1 

5 

7 

2 
1 

3 
2 

4 

6 
1 
1 

27 

1 

1 

1 

1 

3 

1 

6 

29 

2q 

1 

4 

3 

an 

1 

1 

1 

31 

3 

6 
3 

31 

1 
4 

2 
14 
2 

3 
13 

2 

2 
3 

2 
5 

6 

1 
7 

32 

4 

2 

2 

33 

34 

1 
1 

1 
2 
1 

1 

35 

1 
1 

3 

1 
3 

3 

3 

1 

5 

36 

3 

5 

1 

37 

4 
1 

5 

1 

11 

8 

6 

38 
39 

2 
1 
1 

16 

3 

1 

12 

40 

3 

3 

41 

3 

4? 

4 

1 

4 

1 
4 

4 
9 

6 
10 

43 
44 

94 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Perquimans 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes— Total  recorded 

61 

62 

1 

1 

44 

1    Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers 

2    Plague 

3    Scarlet  fever 

5    Diphtheria 

1 

4 

4 

1 

8    Malaria      .     

9    Syphilis 

3 

1 

3 

1 

1 

1 

8 

9 

2 
1 

2 

16    Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature 

1 

18    Diabetes  mellitus 

2 

2 

20   Pellagra 

20   Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the 

2 

2 

1 

21.  Meningitis  (non-meningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the 

6 

6 

2 

2 

26 

1 

27 

1 

8 
2 

9 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

; 

1 

33    Nephritis 

4 

5 

37    Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of 

38    Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth. 

2 

g 

1 

1 

2 

8 
2 

3 

3 
2 

,2 

1 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide. 

2 

44.  Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified 

1 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


95 


Continued 


Person 

Pitt 

Polk 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

105 

129 

25 

38 

208 

231 

204 

242 

92 

80 

13 

12 

2 



3 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 
5 

2 

6 

4 

14 
3 

28 
4 

4 

4 

\ 

3 

2 

3 

2 
5 

2 
6 

4 
3 

5 
3 

J 

3 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 
14 

5 
17 

5 
23 

9 
1 

8 
1 

10 

9 

" 

2 

1 

4 

4 

1 

1 

10 

12 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

20 

^ 

1 

3 

27 
34 

3 

30 
4 
37 

1 

2 

1 

20 

2 
13 

2 
34 

28 

30 

1 
55 
5 

21 

13 

2 

2 

2 
22 

8 
2 
20 

' 

1 

22 
23 

32 

4 

5 

54 
4 

4 

3 

24 

25 

2fi 

5 

6 

3 

3 

13 

13 

10 
6 

10 
6 

5 

5 

27 

28 

2 

4 

2 

29 

1 

2 

1 
2 
3 
15 

29 

J 

2 

30 

J 

1 

31 

2 
4 
12 
2 

5 
20 
2 

6 

1 
5 
22 

8 

31 

1 

4 
9 

6 
1 

1 
1 

6 

1 

6 
2 

3? 

9 

; 

1 
1 

33 
34 

J 

1 

35 

2 

2 

37 

6 

10 
1 
2 

1 

2 

14 

16 

17 
1 
I 
3 
4 

10 

12 

19 

1 

4 
6 

9 

11 

7 
1 

8 

5 

1 

5 

1 
1 

1 
2 

38 
39 

2 

1 
1 

5 

11 

40 

1 

1 

41 

4 

5 
5 

42 

3 

2 

5 

43 

44 

Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Randolph 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes — Total  recorded _ 

m 

309 

9 

15 

2.  Plague 

3.  Scarlet  fever . 

1 

3 
2 
4 

3 
3 
'5 

4.  Whooping-cough _ 

5.  Diphtheria 

6.  Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system. 

1 

3 

7.  AU  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

8.  Malaria 

9.  Syphilis 

2 
12 

3 
13 

10.  Influenza 

12.  Measles 

1 

1 

4 
38 

3 
41 

1 
1 
6 

15.  Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors 

1 

2 

1 
5 

18.  Diabetes  meUitus 

19.  Chronic  or  acute  alcohohsm 

20.  Pellagra 

4 
4 
34 

4 

4 

1 
39 
5 
60 
4 
2 
14 
5 
4 
2 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

21.  Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord.. 

3 

24.  Diseases  of  the  heart 

57 
4 
1 

12 
4 
4 

3 

26.  Bronchitis 

27.  Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia _ 

28.  Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system 

29.  Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over),.. 

30.  Appendicitis 

31.  Cirrhosis  of  the  liver .... 

31.  Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system .. 

32.  Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

4 

23 
2 

2 

15 
5 

5 
25 
6 
1 

2 

1 

17 
5 
2 

33.  Nephritis . 

34.  Other  diseases  of  the  urinary  and  genital  systems 

35.  Puerperal  infection 

36.  Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 
pecuhar  to  the  first  year  of  life 

I 

39.  Senihty,  old  age 

40.  Suicide 

41.  Homicide 

42.  Automobile  accidents  (all  motor  driven  road  vehicles) 

9 

4 

4 

12 
4 

1 

43.  Other  \iolent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

44.  Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


97 


Richmond 

Robeson 

Rockingham 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

i^ 

|5 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

W. 

w. 

C. 

c. 

209 

207 

1 

129 

143 

383 

310 

138 

138 

272 

278 

256 

288 

115 

123 

2 

1 

1 

3 

2 

2 

2 
2 

2 
1 
4 

4 

1 
2 

1 

5 

1 

1 
4 
2 

5 

2 

3 

3 

6 

3 

4 

6 

1 

'\ 

3 

1 

6 

7 

1 

R 

1 

2 
6 

1 
2 

3 

1 

1 

1 
5 

2 
5 

1 
3 

2 
3 

4 

5 
2 

6 

2 

1 

10 

11 

1 

1 

1 

1 

12 

\ 

13 

3 
12 

3 

1 

12 
1 

14 

3 

15 

8 

9 

2 
23 

2 
25 

33 

2 
5 

1 
2 

2 

1 
34 
1 

5 

1 

2 

14 

14 

9 

9 

11 
2 

10 
2 

15 

16 

2 

2 
8 
2 

17 

5 

1 

1 

6 

5 

3 

3 

1 

' 

1 

1 

19 

2 

1 
2 

1 
2 

1 
2 

2 

32 
3 

50 
3 

2 

1 

2 
32 

4 
49 

3 

20 

3 

4 
1 
20 

2 

2 

3 
1 
15 

22 

2 

2 

1 
16 

3 
20 

3 

20 

f] 

21 

11 

2 
34 
2 

34 
2 

58 
3 

16 
3 
4 

2 
2 

10 
28 
4 
3 
6 

29 
2 

61 
3 

8 

7 

29 
2 

70 
3 

28 
5 
81 

*>? 

9^ 

45 
1 

51 

1 
12 

1 

31 
1 

20 

20 

24 

2 

ItB 

14 

9 

2 

7 

10 
2 

7 
2 

13 
3 

! 

1 

2 

1 

10 
28 

5 

5 

22 
3 

3 
12 

33 

21 

9 
2 
8 
2 

2 
8 
2 

18 
3 
10 

2 

18 
6 
10 

2 

1 

9 

3 

1 
1 
1 
1 
6 
14 

2 

31 

10 
1 
3 
2 

1 
4 
16 
3 

2 

1 

31 

7 
3 

2 
11 

1 

1 

1 
3 
1 
1 

3 

12 

1 

27 

28 
29 

5 

5 

1 
1 
1 

29 

1 

30 

1 

31 

1 
3 
17 
1 
1 
2 

1 
2 
19 

2 

2 

19 
2 

3 

7 

3 

7 

31 
1 

1 

17 

31 
1 
1 
1 
1 

17 

17 

1 

34 

35 

2 

2 
20 

2 
19 

36 

37 

13 

15 

1 
2 
7 

11 
4 

6 

6 

23 
3 
1 
3 

15 

98 
21 

5 
3 

5 
4 

1 
2 

3 

7 

38 

1 

39 

2 

1 
1 
2 

5 

7 

3 
2 

4 

7 

3 
4 
2 

8 
19 

4 

10 

19 

2 

3 

3 

5 
5 

15 
30 

4 
5 

15 
31 

41 

12 

12 
5 

10 
15 

3 

25 

4 

'l 

7 

98 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V — 


Rowan 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

376 

407 

128 

139 

2.  Plague..., 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

1 

3 

5.  Diphtheria _. 

6.  Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system _ 

5 

5 

7 
1 

11 

7.  All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

1 

8.  Malaria 

1 
2 
12 

9.  Syphilis 

5 

12 

4 

10.  Influenza 

11.  SmaUpox 

12.  Measles.     

13.  Typhus  fever .          

14.  Dysentery .       . 

14.  Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases . 

2 
58 
3 

1 
56 
3 

9 

1 

15.  Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors 

10 

16.  Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature    . 

1 

17.  Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout 

18.  Diabetes  mellitus 

7 
1 
2 

2 
2 

42 
2 

97 
2 
1 
8 
5 
1 
3 
3 
3 

9 
1 
2 

5 
1 
43 
3 
102 
2 
2 
9 
5 

3 
2 
2 

2 

2 

19.  Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism 

20.  PeUagra 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

2 

21.  Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

18 

18 

23    Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

24    Diseases  of  the  heart 

27 

26 

4 

10 
2 

11 

; 

6 
10 

1 

3 
2 

3 
1 

9 

3 

1 
1 

37 
4 

8 
4 

44 

7 

33.  Nephritis 

10 

37.  Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  movement 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and- debility ,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

40.  Suicide 

2 
3 

6 
3 

42.  Automobile  accidents  (all  motor  driven  road  vehicles) 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

10 

8 

6 

15 
3 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


Rutherford 

Sampson 

Scotland 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res.    c 

I. 

3      ' 

P_ 

I. 

C. 

P 

C. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

225 

236 

39 

43 

153 

200 

1 

1 

110 

131 

151 

94 

3 

4 

97 

06 

1 

2 

3 

1 
10 

1 

1 

4 

1 

5 

8 

1 

2 

1 

4 

5 

10 

16 
5 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

5 

1 

fi 

7 

1 
1 

8 

2 
3 

1 

2 

3 

4 

9 

3 

1 

1 
1 

10 

11 

1 

12 

13 

14 

2 
10 

2 
13 

1 
8 

8 

1 
3 
1 

1 
4 

1 

1 
2 

3 
2 

14 

16 
2 

4 
1 

4 

1 

15 

2 

16 

17 

5 

5 
1 

3 

1 

1 

5 

5 

3 

3 

' 

1 
2 

2 
2 

18 

19 

1 

24 

1 
50 
2 
1 
3 
2 
3 

2 

2 
24 

2 
57 

3 

12 
2 
4 

1 

1 

1 
1 

20 

1 

1 

1 

1 

20 

21 

22 

21 
6 

4 
2 
13 
2 
2 

1 
2 

5 
5 

5 
2 
5 
1 

15 

16 

15 

31 

1 

16 
1 

31 
3 

1 

1 

16 

15 

M 

5 

23 

58 
4 

1 

19 
4 

5 

1 

25 
3 

25 
4 

24 
25 

26 

4 

4 

■     8 

4 
1 

8 
6 

5 

5 

1 

9 

10 

27 

28 

1 

1 

1 

6 

6 

29 

1 

29 

1 

30 

3 

1 

31 

31 

2 

4 
31 
2 

3 

3 

2 
14 

5 

18 
3 

1 
11 

10 

1 
3 

2 
4 

2 
3 

3 
3 

32 

31 

33 

34 

1 

1 

35 

5 

6 

1 

1 

1 

2 

36 

1 
10 

1 

37 

15 

16 

4 

4 

13 

1 
2 

16 

9 

9 

7 

7 

38 

39 

2 

2 
1 
5 

6 
5 

2 

3 

8 
4 

2 
3 
9 

58 
3 

2 

1 

2 
3 

40 

1 

1 

2 

1 

41 

5 

3 
1 

1 

5 
4 

.      3 

.      4 
.      4 

5 

4 
4 

42 

6 

7 

43 

5 

44 

100 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V — 


Stanly 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Rea. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

AU  causes— Total  recorded 

199 

213 
1 

30 

33 

1 .  Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers 

2.  Plague 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

4.  Whooping-cough 

1 

1 

I 

6.  Diphtheria 

6.  Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system.. 

4 

5 

1 

1 

7.  All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis . 

8.  Malaria 

9.  Syphilis 

2 

1 

10.  Influenza 

2 

11.  Smallpox 

12.  Measles . 

13.  Typhus  fever 

14.  Dysentery 

1 
4 
21 

4 
23 
2 

14.  Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

2 

15.  Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors-. 

16.  Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature 

18.  Diabetes  mellitus 

8 
3 

9 

20.  PeUagra 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  dise^es,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

2 
1 

22 

1 
40 
5 

1 
7 
1 
2 

1 
1 

1 
22 
2 
44 
6 
1 
7 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 

1 

21.  Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

22.  Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

4 

5 

23.  Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs. 

24.  Diseases  of  the  heart 

8 

25.  Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

26.  Bronchitis _ 

27.  Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

2 

2 

28.  Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system... 

29.  Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years).. 

29.  Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over) 

30.  Appendicitis... 

31.  Cirrhosis  of  the  liver 

31.  Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

32.  Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

3 
11 

1 

6 
11 

1 

33.  Nephritis.. 

2 

2 

34.  Other  diseases  of  the  urinary  and  genital  systems 

35.  Puerperal  iirfection 

36.  Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

1 

1 
1 

25 

2 
2 
10 

2 

7 

37.  Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  movement 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 
peculiar  to  the  first  year  of  life... 

28 
3 
2 
2 
9 

3 
7 

39.  Senility,  old  age 

40.  Suicide 

41.  Homicide... 

4 

1 

3 

4 

42.  Automobile  accidents  (all  motor  driven  road  vehicles) 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 
accidents  excepted) 

44.  Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified. 

3 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


101 


Continued 


Stokes 

Surry 

Swain 

Place 
of 

Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

91 

121 

13 

14 

293 

299 

30 

33 

37 

52 

22 

16 

2 

3 

1 

1 

2 

1 
8 

2 

12 
2 

1 
2 

1 

1 

4 

5 

2 

4 

1 

2 

1 

4 

4 

fi 

7 

8 

q 

4 

4 

6 

5 

2 

2 

10 

. 

1 

1 

12 

13 

14 

25 

2 
26 

1 

1 

1 
2 

14 

12 

14 
2 

1 

2 

2 

15 

1 

16 

17 

5 

3 

1 

18 

19 

1 

1 
1 

1 

1 

20 

5 

2 
30 

5 
61 

14 

6 
2 

30 
6 

67 
2 
1 

15 

3 

1 

1 

1 

?.o 

1 

1 

21 

13 

14 

2 
1 
5 

2 
2 
5 
1 

1 

1 

n 

?3 

21 

1 

24 
2 

1 
5 

3 

4 

7 

11 

1 

3 

1 

24 
?5 

■Jfi 

3 

6 
1 

5 
1 

1 

2 

2 

97 

?8 

1 

2 
2 

7 
2 
2 

1 

1 

> 

29 

2 

29 

2 

30 

31 

1 

12 
18 

1 

2 
10 
17 

4 

31 

1 

4 
15 

; 

1 

2 
2 

3? 

12 

3 

4 

2 

1 

1 

33 
34 

1 

1 

1 

35 

1 

1 
1 

29 
6 
4 

6 

7 
14 

2 

2 

1 

1 

36 

1 

10 
2 

37 

6 

2 

^ 

34 
4 
9 

10 

14 

■    4 

4 

6 

7 

5 

5 

38 
39 

2 

40 

1 

1 

1 

2 

41 

2 

2 

7 

2 

5 
3 

1 
1 

1 

42 

3 

2 

2 

1 
1 

1 
1 

5 
3 

43 
44 

102 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V— 

Transylvania 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes— Total  recorded.... 

84 

92 

5 

5 

1.  Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers 

2.  Plague 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

4.  Whooping-cough _ 

S.  Diphtheria _ 

1 

1 

6.  Tu  berculosis  of  the  respiratory  system 

7.  All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

8.  Malaria 

9.  Syphilis.. 

10.  Influenza 

1 

1 

11.  Smallpox 

12.  Measles 

13,  Typhus  fever 

14.  Dysentery 

1 

1 

14.  Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

1 5.  Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors 

7 

8 

16.  Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature  . 

17.  Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout 

18.  Diabetes  mellitus- _ 

19.  Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism 

20.  Pellagra . 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 
poisonings... 

1 

15 
2 
17 

21.  Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

1 
16 

16 

22.  Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

1 

J 

23.  Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

24.  Diseases  of  the  heart 

25.  Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

26.  Bronchitis 

27.  Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

« 

9 

29.  Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

29.  Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over) 

2 

2 

30.  Appendicitis... 

31.  Cirrhosisof  the  hver... 

1 

1 

1 

31.  Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

2 

33.  Nephritis 

4 

34.  Other  diseases  of  the  urinary  and  genital  svstems 

35.  Puerperal  infection. 

36.  Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

37.  Di.seases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  locomotion 

1 
11 

11 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 
peculiar  to  the  first  year  of  life 

2 

2 

39.  Senilitv,  old  age... 

40.  Suicide 

41.  Homicide 

2 
3 

2 
3 

2 
9 

42.  Automobile  accidents  (all  motor  driven  road  vehicles) 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 
accidents  excepted) 

44.  Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified 

9 

1 

1 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


103 


Continued 


Tyrrell 

Union 

Vance 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

36 

30 

15 

17 

209 

229 

92 

90 

130 

1 

128 

131 

133 

1 

? 

3 

1 

1 

1 

4 

1 
4 
2 

1 
3 
2 

5 

1 

1 

1 

2 

4 

5 

3 

4 

5 

1 

7 

6 

7 



8 

1 
5 

5 
4 

5 

4 

q 

1 

1 

5 

7 

7 

4 

4 

10 

11 

1 

1 

li^ 

13 

1 

1 
11 

1 

1 

14 
3 

1 
2 
4 

1 
2 
4 

1 

14 

1 

9 

ll 

14 

1 

1 

8 

6 

15 

16 

17 

6 

1 
2 

2 

7 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

18 

19 

1 
3 

1 
2 

2 

;^o 

1 

16 
32 

1 
2 
16 

31 
4 

20 

1 

^1 

2 

1 
1 
1 

1 

1 

1 

18 
2 

54 
3 

1 
9 

20 
4 

60 
4 

1 

16 

10 

1 

16 
9 

2 
14 
1 

7 

14 
3 

22 

' 

3 

2 

24 
25 

?6 

2 

2 

4 

4 

4 

1 
2 

4 
2 

4 
2 

4 

15 

9 

15 
9 

27 

28 

3 
2 

1 

29 

29 

1 

' 

1 

1 

1 

1 

30 

31 

4 

28 
4 

2 

31 

2 

29 
4 

1 
3 

1 
14 

1 
14 

3 
17 
1 

2 
16 

3 
24 

2 
25 

32 

16 

16 

3 

*   3 

33 
34 

2 
2 

2 
2 

35 

1 

2 

2 

4 
2 

3fi 

37 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

20 
3 
3 

3 

8 
3 

21 
3 

2 

1 
4 

9 
4 

4 
2 

7 
2 

14 

3 
2 
2 

2 
1 

14 

1 
3 

1 

2 

5 
1 

38 
39 

40 

' 

1 

3 
3 

2 
2 

2 

2 
2 

1 
2 

10 
4 

1 
11 

41 

1 

42 

1 

1 

43 

3 

2 

44 

104 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Wake 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes — Total  recorded 

704 

537 

3 

376 

1 

371 

1    Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers 

1 

2    Plague 

3    Scarlet  fever 

1 

1 

1 
22 
3 

1 

20 

1 

30 

7    All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

3 

8   Malaria 

9   Syphilis 

7 
3 

4 
2 

8 
5 

8 

4 

12.  Measles.—       -  .     

13    Typhus  fever 

1 

' 

4 
39 
3 

1 

4 

75 
4 
2 
8 
2 

2 

66 
4 
2 
8 

3 

38 

16.  Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature 

3 

5 

5 

2 
4 

2 
37 

5 
69 

8 

2 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the 

5 

5 

1 

51 

1 

144 

18 

2 

21.  Meningitis  (non-meningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the 

3 

54 
15 
171 
42 

37 

23.  Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

24    Diseases  of  the  heart 

7 

73 

25    Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

3 

8 

26    Bronchitis 

29 
6 

23 
3 

20 
4 
3 

3 

19 

3 

2 

2 

1 

30   Appendicitis 

2 

3 
10 
56 

6 

2 

31    Cirrhosis  of  the  liver 

10 

95 

31    Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

49 

2 
5 

32    Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

7 

33.  Nephritis-.                

48 

4 

36.  Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

37.  Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of 

51 

2 
30 

32 
5 

2 
4 

49 
2 
4 
1 

26 

20 
6 

5 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth. 

17 

2 

19 

39.  Senility,  old  age 

40   Suicide 

2 

41.  Homicide .     

9 
2 

24 

8 

5 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide. 

15 

44.  Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified. 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


105 


Continued 


Warren 

Washington 

Watauga 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

48 

71 

135 

1 

146 

48 

62 

60 

68 

74 

85 

I 

1 

2 

1 

1 

3 

4 

3 

3 

1 

1 

4 

J 

5 

1 

5 

1 

5 

1 

1 

1 

6 

7 

1 
1 

1 

4 

1 
1 

4 

2 

8 

1 

1 
2 

2 
2 

9 

I 

1 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

1 
10 

2 
10 

5 

6 

2 

1 
4 

1 
1 

1 
11 

14 

4 

7 
1 

15 

16 

17 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

18 

19 

20 

2 

2 

1 

6 

1 

1 

20 

21 

4 

5 

11 
4 

17 

1 
1 

2 
3 

11 
4 

1 
1 

3 
3 

2 

4 

8 

1 

8 
2 
9 

9 
20 

7 
2 
19 

22 

7 

9 
2 

9 

12 

24 

25 

26 

2 

3 

3 

3 

6 

6 

3 

3 

27 

28 

1 

1 
1 
2 

3 

3 

1 

1 

1 
1 

1 

29 

29 

1 

30 

1 

1 

> 

1 

31 

4 
6 

1 
4 
6 

31 

3 
30 

5 

31 
1 

8 

1 

2 

7 
3 

2 
5 

6 

32 

16 

17 

33 

34 

35 

1 

1 

1 

6 

1 

6 

1 
1 

36 

37 

4 

8 

11 
3 

11 
3 

2 

3 

8 

9 

38 

39 

1 

1 
2 

1 

2 
2 

2 

2 

40 

1 

2 
11 

2 

12 

1 

4 
2 

1 

6 
2 

41 

2 

3 

1 

2 

4 

2 

4 

3 

2 

7 
4 

42 

2 

43 

2 

44 

106 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  V- 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 
of 
Res. 


Place 

of 
Death 


All  causes — Total  recorded 

Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers. 


2.  Plagu 


Scarlet  fever.. _ . 

Whooping-cough 

Diphtheria 

Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system . 

All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

Malaria 

Syphilis 

Influenza 

Smallpox 

Measles 


Typhus  fever 

Dysentery 

Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

Cancer  and  other  mahgnant  tumors 

Non-malignant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature- 
Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout 

Diabetes  mellitus. 

Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism 

Pellagra _ 


Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

poisonings 

Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the  spinal  cord 

Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

Diseases  of  the  heart 

Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

Bronchitis. 

Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over) 

Appendicitis 

Cirrhosis  of  the  liver 

Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

Nephritis 

Other  diseases  of  the  urinary  and  genital  systems 

Puerperal  infection 

Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

Diseases  of  the  slim,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of  movement 

Congenital  malformations  and  debihty,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

pecuhar  to  the  first  year  of  Hfe 

SenHity,  old  age 

Suicide 


Homicide 1 

Automobile  accidents  (all  motor  driven  road  vehicles) 

Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 
accidents  excepted) 

Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified 


North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


107 


Continued 


Wilkes 

Wilson 

Yadkin 

Yancey 

Place 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

°5 
1° 

h 

1l 

'3 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

W. 

w. 

C. 

C. 

276 

298 

19 

21 

271 

233 

255 

22, 

79 

120 

6 

8 

70 

90 

7 

I 

9 

3 

3 
1 

19 

3 

2 

2 
2 

4 

6 

1 

12 

57 
3 

29 
2 

5 

5 

6 

6 

1 

6 

7 

8 

9 

2 

1 

4 

1 

1 

1 

9 

9 

1 

1 

5 

3 

4 

4 

10 

11 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1? 

13 

2 

18 

4 
1 
1 

4 

14 

4 
20 

3 
20 

12 
4 
2 
4 

1 
13 
3 

4 

6 

12 

2 
4 

2 
5 

14 

16 

2 

2 

15 

16 

17 

1 

1 

4 

3 

1 

2 

1 

1 

18 

19 

1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

?n 

3 

3 
2 

49 
4 

27 
1 
47 

1 

4 

2 

2 

5 

5 

8 

-- 

20 

?1 

28 

29 
4 
57 

8 

29 
4 

8 
2 

8 

24 

1 

3 
32 

1 

2 

2 

8 
2 
4 

?^ 

3 

23 

55 

2 

2 

1 

[ 

24 

25 

23 

7 
3 
3 
3 

1 
1 
7 

26 
2 

26 

23 

4 

5 

4 
2 
4 

5 

2 

2 

1 

2 
3 
28 
3 

15 

15 

3 

2 

3 

3 

1 

4 

1 
1 

1 

?7 

?8 

3 

5 

2 

5 
2 

■^9 

3 

29 

2 

30 

2 

35 
4 

1 

1 

.... 

31 

1 

16 

1 
3 

18 

1 

31 

6 

6 
46 
5 

6 
44 
5 

■^9 

25 

' 

1 

8 
2 

1 

8 
3 

1 

33 

2 

34 

1 

1 

35 

2 

2 

3 

5 

36 

1 

2 
2 

2 
2 

37 

25 

29 
11 
4 
2 
6 

14 

30 

28 

21 

20 
2 

3 
2 

9 
2 

1 
1 

7 
2 

39 

8 

7 

2 

40 

2 

41 

6 

6 

5 

7 

4 

7 
7 

5 

7 

3 

1 

3 
5 

1 

3 
5 

1 

8 
5 

4? 

12 

1 

43 

9 

2 

2 

8           8 

44 

108 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  VI. — Deaths  (Exclusive  of  Stillbirths)  in  Cities  or  Towns,  by  Cause 


Cause  of  Death 


Total 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 

of 
Res. 


Place 

of 
Death 


Place 

of 
Res. 


Place 

of 
Death 


AH  causes — Total  recorded 

Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers 

Plague 

Scarlet  fever 

Whooping-cough 

Diphtheria-. 

Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system. 

All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

Malaria 

Syphilis. 

Influenza 

Smallpox 


4,149 
2 


Typhus  fever 

Dysentery 

Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors. 

Non-mahgnant  tumors  or  tumors  of  unspecified  nature. . . 

Chronic  rheumatism  and  gout 

Diabetes  mellitus 

Chronic  or  acute  alcohohsm 

Pellagra 

Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the 

blood  and  chronic  poisonings 

Meningitis  (nonmeningococcal)  and  diseases  of  the 

spinal  cord 

Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

Other  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  and  sense  organs 

Diseases  of  the  heart 

Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

Bronchitis 

Pneumonia  and  bronchopneumonia 

Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (under  2  years) 

Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over) 

Appendicitis.. 

Cirrhosis  of  the  liver 

Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

Other  diseases  of  the  digestive  system 

Nephritis 

Other  diseases  of  the  urinary  and  genital  systems 

Puerperal  infection 

Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium.. 
Diseases  of  the  skin,  cellular  tissue,  bones,  and  organs  of 

movement 

Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth, 

and  diseases  peculiar  to  the  first  year  of  life 

Senility,  old  age 

Suicide 

Homicide 

Automobile  accidents  (all  motor  driven  road  vehicles) 

Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide, 

and  automobile  accidents  excepted) 

Causes  of  death  ill-defined,  unknown  or  unspecified 


11 

4 

62 

31 

657 

429 

28 

19 

4 

4 

138 

93 

9 

3 

7 

7 

34 
523 

75 

1,448 

114 

23 
297 


North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


109 


OF  Death  (Abridged  International  List)  Also  by  Color 

OF  Decedent — 1943 

AsheviUe 

Burlington 

Charlotte 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

Place 
of 

Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

572 
1 

391 

191 

200 

59 

77 

13 

12 

749 

513 

442 

440 

1 

2 
1 
2 
5 
2 

1 

6 

5 

23 
2 

2 

2 

4 

1 

1 

2 

1 

40 

16 

21 
1 

2 

1 

12 
1 

1 
1 

23 
1 

s 

3 
3 

4 
5 

6 
4 

1 
1 

5 

6 
5 

3 

8 

7 

g 

6 

1 

10 

2 

2 

14 

3 

5 

40 
1 

1 
21 
1 

1 
21 
1 

6 
85 
6 
2 
15 

2 
54 
3 
2 
10 

3 

33 
4 

3 
31 
3 

62 

5 

9 

1 

1 

15 
16 

12 

5 

1 
1 

9 

1 
35 

7 
110 

5 

2 
2 

2 
2 

1 

2 

3 

3 

18 

2 

4 

2 
86 

2 
59 

6 

4 
4 

2 
85 

4 
56 

5 

15 

2 

2 

1 

2 
7 
1 
14 
3 

14 

57 
11 
200 

2 
39 
14 

6 
1 

10 
4 
30 
30 
22 
2 
5 

5 

82 

5 

1 
46 

159 
6 
1 
24 
5 
5 
5 

4 
2 
16 
21 
8 

4 

21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 

42 

7 

26 
37 

23 
2 
41 

6 
15 

2 

2 

142 
5 

3 

3 

1 

25 

18 

4 

2 
4 
3 
9 
16 
5 

2 

2 

24 
2 
5 
3 

21 
3 

12 

12 

63 

10 
3 
6 
4 
1 
9 

41 
4 

57 
3 
8 
3 
4 
3 
1 
10 
39 
4 

1 

2 

28 
29 
29 
30 
31 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
35 

37 

7 

1 

1 

7 

2 

2 

1 
2 

7 

4 

17 

24 
1 
1 
2 

24 
1 

1 

7 

1 

9 

22 
10 

3 

2 

4 

2 

1 

^ 

52 

5 

1 

34 

4 
24 

3 

1 

■ 

49 

5 
2 

S 

7 
4 

4 
3 

1 
7 
2 

7 
5 

12 

1 

12 
2 

2 

39 

6 

9 

1 

26 
5 

8 
16 
21 

... 

2 

1 

1 

19 

7 

12 

1 

19 

4 

12 

41 

42 

43 
44 

11 

2 

1 

1 

3 

1 

34 
5 

1 

1 

110 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  VI— 


Concord 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes— Total  recorded 

54 

106 

23 

30 

1.  Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers 

2.  Plague 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

5    Diphtheria 

6.  Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system 

1 

1 

8    Malaria 

9    Syphihs 

1 
1 

J 

10   Influenza 

11    Smallpox 

12.  Measles.       

8 

14 

1 

1 

1 

20   Pellagra                                                 -       

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

1 

1 

10 

11 
1 
20 

5 

7 

5 

1 

24    Diseases  of  the  heart 

13 

8 

1 

26   Bronchitis 

2 

7 
2 

3 

3 

29.  Diarrhea  and  enteritis  (2  years  and  over) 

30   Appendicitis 

1 

31    Cirrhosis  of  the  liver 

1 

2 
2 
13 

4 

2 

9 

4 

1 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

1 

12 

1 

3 

5 
4 

J 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

2 
3 

3 

3 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


111 


Continued 


Durham 

Elizabeth  City 

FayetteviUe 

Place 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Deatl 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Deatl 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place    Place 

of         of 
Death    Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

Whit 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

625 
1 

292 
1 

390 

300 

89 

82 

82 

78 

331 

144 

4 

154 

107 

1 

2 

3 

J 

3 

2 
1 

16 
2 

2 

1 

1 

4 

1 

5 

11 

27 
3 

2 

3 

6 
4 

10 
2 

6 

4 

11 

6 

6 

1 

7 

8 

5 

3 

5 
3 

4 
2 

4 
2 

2 
5 

5 

9 

7 

6 

5 

10 

1 

12 

13 

1 

1 
2 
30 

2 
2 
33 
6 

1 

2 

2 
1 

18 
2 

1. 
6 
2 

14 

9 

2 
37 
3 

1 
4 

2 
9 
5 

2 

4 

8 

3 
5 

14 

96 

11 

7 

2 
2 

3 

1 

15 

5 

16 

1 

1 

1 

9 

8 

3 

3 

1 

18 

19 

1 

5 

31 
1 

87 
2 
3 

11 
2 

2 
2 
3 
2 

8 
22 
2 

2 

28 

2 

2 
5 

13 
3 

20 

24 

6 
3 

25 
3 

56 
7 
2 

6 
7 
2 
6 

4 
2 

20 
4 

46 
6 

1 

2 

2 

24 

1 
74 
18 

25 
6 

7 

1 

3 

2 
13 

21 
6 

1 

1 
12 

2 
14 

4 

20 

9 

21 

45 

2 

3 

6 

5 

16 

33 

7 

22 

3 

23 

125 
6 

27 

29 

17 

17 

3 

24 

26 

29 

14 
4 
6 
2 

2 

2 

1 

3 

4 

4 

5 
3 
2 

12 

1 
1 

^ 

27 

28 

4 

2 

3 

3 

29 

4 

29 

6 

1 

4 

2 

2 

1 

30 

4 

8 
3 
18 

13 

2 
3 
5 
2 
2 

31 

5 

1 
3 
5 

3 
4 
2 

26 

12 
60 

1 
7 
4 

31 

10 
46 
2 

1 

2 
23 

2 
9 
2 

2 

8 
13 
2 
3 
4 
1 

14 

6 
12 

1 

11 

32 

43 

33 

17 

34 

1 

35 

7 

3 

3 

1 

1 

28 

1 
20 

36 

3 

' 

37 

59 

11 

8 

5 

4 

38 

2 

39 

2 

7 

23 
5 

1 

7 
3 

20 
2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

18 
5 

2 

1 

2 

3 
3 

2 
3 

6 
4 

3 
2 

5 

4 

6 

1 

7 
2 

42 

22 

7 

6 

5 

112 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  VI- 


Gastonia 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

All  causes— Total  recorded..  . 

172 

156 

65 

64 

2.  Plague _... 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

5.  Diphtheria 

2 

3 

3 

5 

8.  Malaria 

9.  Syphilis 

1 
2 

2 

1 

1 

10.  Influenza 

1 

11.  Smallpox 

12.  Measles ^ 

13.  Typhus  fever. 

14.  Dysentery.  . 

1 

1 
7 

7 

5 

4 

18.  Diabetes  mellitus 

7 

5 

19.  Chronic  or  acute  alcoholism 

20.  Pellagra . 

17 
4 
37 

1 

2 
12 

3 
41 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

1 

2 

7 

7 

11 

8 

25.  Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system...     .  . 

5 

3 
5 

5 

1 

1 
3 

7 

28.  Other  diseases  of  the  respiratory  system... 

6 
5 

3 

1 
1 
5 
2 

3 

17 
2 

1 

2 
1 
3 

24 

2 

8 

8 

34.  Other  diseases  of  the  urinary  and  genital  systems 

1 

36.  Other  diseases  of  pregnancy,  childbirth  and  puerperium 

2 

1 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

5 

4 

39.  Senility,  old  age 

41.  Homicide 

2 
6 

13 

2 
4 

10 
10 

2 
3 

4 

3 

5 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 
accidents  excepted) 

4 

44    Causes  of  death  ill-defined  unknown  or  unspecified 

11 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


113 


Continued 


Goldsboro 

Greensboro 

Greenville 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

95 

61 

128 

114 

464 

365 

208 

220 

94 

1 

60 

76 

68 

1 

2 

3 

2 

2 

' 

1 

1 

1 
1 

3 

3 

4 
3 

2 

1 

3 

1 
2 

1 

4 

6 

8 

1 

24 
2 

7 

11 

1 

1 

3 

7 

5 
4 

3 
6 

6 
6 

1 

2 

1 
1 

' 

2 

1 

1 
1 
5 

2 

8 
40 
1 

2 

2 

7 
2 

5 

37 
2 

14 
2 

1 
4 

15 
2 

3 

2 

8 

1 
10 

9 

6 

4 

4 

4 

2 

1 

14 

13 

4 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

3 

43 

132 

2 
22 

7 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 

15 
40 
5 

20 

1 

5 
1 
14 

4 

2 

13 
3 

11 
3 

2 

13 
3 

12 
5 

3 

38 

6 

114 

2 

4 

1 
2 

1 

12 
29 
2 

5 
2 
15 

32 
4 

11 

1 

5 

2 
16 

6 
30 

7 

1 
11 

3 

20 

1 

1 
12 

?1 

6 

11 

11 

12 
1 

8 

22 
23 

15 
4 

15 

14 

1 

8 

24 

25 

26 

5 

4 

18 

1 

1 
1 

17 

1 
2 

1 

5 

1 

5 

' 

27 

28 

2 

1 

4 

2 

?Q 

1 

1 

29 

4 
3 

8 
32 
2 
3 
4 

2 

6 

28 
2 
2 
2 

1 

30 

3 

3 

31 

2 
2 
6 

1 
1 

31 

3 
5 

1 
7 

3 
14 
2 
2 
4 

3 
12 
2 

2 

3 
6 

2 
4 

32 
33 
34 

1 
4 

2 

35 

2 

1 
2 

46 
4 
11 

2 

28 
4 
8 

2 

1 

36 
37 

8 
1 

2 

1 

11 

7 

17 
2 

2 

12 

7 

5 

3 

38 
39 

1 

40 

3 

2 
2 

3 
3 

6 

1 

2 
5 

7 
5 

2 
6 

8 
5 

3 
1 

5 

3 

2 

2 
2 

41 

6 

1 

2 
1 

8 

22 
2 

4 

13 

1 

8 
4 

3 

1 

42 

43 
44 

114 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  VI— 


Hickory 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

106 

70 

25 

26 

2   Plague                                               

1 
1 

1 

5    Diphtheria                                           - 

2 

2 

1 

8    Malaria                                                              -           

9    Syphilis                                                                     -  

1 

1 

4 

1 

12    Measles                                                                              

13    Typhus  fever                                                                              -   -   - 

14    Dysentery                                                                                              -   - 

3 

6 

1 

1 

20    Pellagra 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

1 

1 

1 

16 
2 
31 

9 

4 

4 

25 

6 

7 

8 
1 
1 
1 

6 

1 

' 

1 

1 

1 
1 
5 
4 
1 

2 
5 

' 

1 

6 

1 

33    Nephritis                                                                        -  -- 

6 

2 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

n 

4 

' 

' 

41    Homicide                                                                       

1 

1 

2 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

3 

2 

1 
1 

1 

5 

1 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


115 


Continued 


High  Point 

Kinston 

Lexington 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

207 

195 

91 

100 

179 

94 

108 

94 

56 

62 

12 

13 

1 

2 

1 

I 

2 

3 

4 

2 

1 
11 

1 
1 

1 
2 

5 

6 

1 

5 

2 

15 
1 

1 

1 

6 

7 

s 

4 
4 

2 
2 

1 
2 

2 

2 

9 

5 

10 

11 

12 

J 

1 
1 
1 

1 

13 

2 

1 
10 

1 

1 

1 
8 

1 

3 

10 

1 

14 

14 

24 

6 

3 

3 

...  .  [_ 

6 
2 

1 

15 
IR 

17 

2 

3 

2 

3 

2 

2 

2 

18 

19 

2 

2 

2 
1 

23 
1 

46 

2 

1 
1 

8 

20 

2 

1 

1 

1 
4 
11 
4 

28 

1 

4 

1 
12 

4 

'>0 

1 
4 

21 

8 

1 
21 

1 

9 
1 
24 
2 

12 

4 

4 

4 

22 
23 

42 

16 

13 

1 

12 

2 

18 

17 

3 

3 

24 

25 

1 

J 

26 

5 
5 
1 

5 

1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
15 
2 

4 

1 
1 

4 

1 
1 

12 
2 

4 
2 

8 
1 
1 
3 
1 

7 

1 

3 

5 

27 

28 

1 

29 

1 
4 
1 

2 
1 

3 

1 

29 

2 

1 
3 

1 
3 

1 

1 

30 

31 

J 

31 

18 

15 

1 

2 

1 

9 
20 

7 
2 
5 

1 

31 
1 
1 
2 
5 

5 

3 
13 

1 

3 

7 
13 

1 

2 
10 

2 
3 

2 
3 

; 

1 

32 
33 
34 

35 

1 

2 

4 

1 
2 

4 

3 

36 

2 

1 

12 
2 
3 
2 

8 

7 
2 

1 
7 

37 

13 
1 
1 
2 
2 

4 

11 

6 

8 

38 

2 

39 

2 

40 

2 
8 

10 
3 

2 
1 

2 
1 

2 
1 

3 

3 
3 

3 

3 
3 

3 

3 

3 

41 

42 

43 

44 

116 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  VI- 


New  Bern 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

75 

63 

136 

123 

1    Typhoid  and  paratyphoid  fevers  -.          . 

2    Plague                                                          .       

3    Scarlet  fever                                                          

3 

3 

5   Diphtheria 

1 

6    Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system 

2 

10 
1 

13 

7    All  other  forms  of  tuberculosis 

1 

8    Malaria 

9    Syphilis 

5 

2 

5 

10   Influenza 

3 

3 

2 

1 1    Smallpox 

12   Measles 

13    Typhus  fever 

2 
6 

5 

6 

8 

4 

4 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

-      20 

1 

20.  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood,  and  chronic 

1 

4 

2 

2 

18 

3 

10 

n 

1 
1 

4 

1 

12 

7 

1 
3 

1 

7 

7 

4 

1 

4 

1 
3 

1 
1 

1 
8 

3 

7 

7 

18 
5 

2 

20 

3 

1 
1 

1 

6 

2 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debiUty,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

11 

7 

10 

8 

1 

2 

41    Homicide                                                                                    

2 
3 

7 

2 

2 
5 

3 

3 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

7 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


117 


Continued 


Raleigh 

ReidsviUe 

Rocky  Mount 

Salisbury 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

h 

W. 
109 

C. 
193 

P 
c. 

125 

W. 
178 

W. 
101 

|1 

C. 
64 

if 

c. 

60 

White 

White 

Ind. 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

White 

" 

520 

266 

1 

264 
1 

205 

78 

48 

48 

44 

208 

1 

1 
21 
3 

1 
21 
2 

20 

5 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

8 

16 

1 

1 

1 

4 

4 

1 

6 

7 

3 

1 

6 
2 

5 
2 

1 
2 

2 

2 

2 

3 
2 

2 
3 

2 

5 
3 

4 
3 

2 
2 

2 

2 

2 

] 

4 

29 

1 
2 
25 
2 

2 

18 

1 
9 

4 

1 
35 

1 
5 

3 
9 

1 

2 
5 

1 

2 
21 
2 

1 

10 
2 

6 

5 

55 
1 

14 

1 

10 

4 
2 

4 

1 

1 

6 
2 

5 

4 

2 

2 

1 

1 

5 

2 

6 

6 
2 
15 

25 
2 

4 
1 
3 

21 

4 
1 

; 

2 

-- 

1 

3 

2 
21 

2 
47 

5 

2 
16 

3 
41 

5 

3 

2 

23 

74 
10 

1 

1 

1 

3 

2 

2 

17 
6 

41 
1 
1 

10 

9 
3 
26 

4 

1 
21 

40 

1 

2 

37 
15 

4 

1 
17 

1 

2 
10 

6 

6 

15 

29 

9 

15 

1 

9 

14 
2 

22 
23 

115 
38 

9 

7 

24 

'fi 

19 
4 

9 

12 
3 

10 
2 

2 

2 

2 

2 
1 

6 
3 
4 
2 

7 

4 
2 
3 

"7 

4 
2 

3 

1 

4 

3 

27 

2 

1 

"  r 

1 
1 

3 

1 

29 

3 

5 
3 

1 
1 
21 

7 

32 

1 

1 

1 

3 

2 
2 
6 
30 
3 

1 

31 

2 

1 

35 
6 
2 

4 

1 

12 
5 

1 

15 

1 
5 
3 

4 
3 

31 

10 
76 
6 

3 

27 
4 

1 

3 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

5 

1 

5 

1 

6 
20 
5 
4 

12 

12 

1 
1 

1 

7 

7 
10 

2 

1 

29 

2 
5 

32 
33 
84 

10 

2 

1 

1 
2 

35 

3 

1 

1 

36 

3 

3 

22 

1 
1 

37 

44 
1 

10 

1 

1 

13 

4 

3 

2 

38 

2 

2 
1 
4 

13 

3 
10 

1 

1 

40 

1 

1 
17 

5 
3 

5 

3 
6 

10 
1 

2 
2 

5 

1 
1 

2 
1 

2 
3 

15 

9 

13 

1 

2 

8 

1 

6 

' 

' 

6 
3 

2 
6 

42 
4S 

] 

2 

2 

44 

118 


Annual  Report  Nineteen  Forty-three 


Table  VI- 


Shelby 

Cause  of  Death 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 

of 
Res. 

White 

White 

Col. 

Col. 

107 

78 

1 

29 

2.  Plague - 

3.  Scarlet  fever 

1 

5.  Diphtheria 

1 

1 

3 

7,    All  nthpr  forms  of  tiiherrulnsis 

8    Malaria                             -  - 

9    Syphilis                             

10  Influenza                            -  -  

1 

1 

11    Smallpox                             _   -   .   . 

12    Measles                                   -   -   - 

13    Typhus  fever 

14    Other  infectious  and  parasitic  diseases 

9 

1 
10 

15    Cancer  and  other  malignant  tumors 

1 

2 

1 

1 

20  Avitaminosis,  other  general  diseases,  diseases  of  the  blood  and  chronic 

1 

1 

1 

22    Intracranial  lesions  of  vascular  origin 

10 

6 

3 

3 

24    Diseases  of  the  heart 

2 

18 

1 

4 

25    Other  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system 

1 

26    Bronchitis 

6 

3 

2 
1 

1 

3 

1 

1 

J 

3  1    Cirrhosis  of  the  liver 

31    Other  diseases  of  the  biliary  system 

3 
12 

3 

8 

3 
3 

2 

3 

2 
2 

8 

1 

38.  Congenital  malformations  and  debility,  premature  birth,  and  diseases 

10 

1 

^ 

1 

4 
12 

4 

5 

2 

43.  Other  violent  or  accidental  deaths  (suicide,  homicide,  and  automobile 

1 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics 


119 


Continued 


Statesville 

Thomasville 

Wilmington 

Wilson 

Winston-Salem 

Place 

of 
Death 

Place 
of 
Res. 

Place 

of 
Death 

c. 

29 

°5 

W. 
65 

W. 

62 

c. 

20 

c. 

22 

|| 
W. 

336 

1 

■0 

W. 
230 

•0.XS 

|| 

C. 

349 

1 

C. 

276 

1 

W. 

176 

"0 

is 

W. 

92 

°5 

C. 
158 

•0 

li 

c. 
120 

W. 
569 

w. 

346 

c. 

398 

c. 

426 

White 

White 

Col. 

166 

86 

32 

2 

3 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 
iJ 

2 

2 

1 
29 
10 

36 
11 

2 

2 
11 
6 

2 

5 

6 

7 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

4 

2 

1 

9 
1 

4 

37 

18 

1 
1 
5 

g 

2 

2 

2 

2 

n 

2 
19 

4 
11 

1 
1 

..'. 

9 

8 

15 

8 

g 

2 

2 

2 

5 

2 

7 

6 

10 

1 

2 

2 

3 
3 

1 
9 

64 
6 

2 
44 

14 

2 

1 
10 

5 

26 

5 

19 
1 

3 
14 
3 

3 
11 

10 

1 
8 
2 

3 

8 

1 

5 
32 
3 

5 
31 
3 

18 

3 

3 

2 

4 

2 

3 

15 
16 
17 

9 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

9 

1 

4 

30 

7 

2 

1 

2 

1 

4 

2 

12 

7 
1 

9 
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Table  VIII. — Deaths  (Exclusive  of  Stillbirths)  By  Cause  and 


Cause  of  Death 

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85 

5 
3 
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22 

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5 

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125 

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234 

230 

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5 

327 

303 

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1 .  Typhoid  fever  . 

6.  Cerebrospinal  Meningitis 

9 .   Whooping  cough 

10.  Diphtheria 

1 

12.  Tetanus 

13 .  Tuberculosis  of  the  respiratory  system 

14-22.  Tuberculosis  of  the  meninges  and  central  nervous  system 

24.  Septicemia  and  purulent  infection 

27.   Dysentery 

30.  Syphilis 

8 

1 

4 

33     Influenza 

35.   Measles.- 

70.  Ricliets _.._ 

1 

1 

90-95.   Pericarditis,  endocarditis  and  myocarditis  and  other  diseases  of  the  heart 

1 

1 
1 

2 

110.  Pleurisy 

119.   Diarrhea  and  enteritis 

122.  Hernia,  intestinal  obstruction 

130.  Acute  nephritis 

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152.   Phlegmon 

153    Other  diseases  of  the  skin  and  cellular  tissue 

73 
21 

749 

87 

31 

158    Congenital  debihty 

7 

184 

38 

39 

181     Accidental  burns 

46 
19 

4 

186.  Accidental  faU 

199-200.  Sudden  death,  cause  not  specified  and  iU-defined 

17 

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By  Certain  Subdivisions  of  the  First  Year  of  Life — 1943 


125 


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Table  IX — Deaths  Under  1  Year  of  Age  (Exclusive  of  Stillbirths)  and 
Maternal  Deaths  in  Each  County  With  Rate  Per  1,000  Live  Births — 1943 


Infant  Mortality 


Number         Rate 


4,317 
50 


44.9 
36.7 
23.3 

30.2 
53.2 
63.3 
65.8 
60.7 
52.4 
34.1 
46.7 
24.0 
39.0 
40.4 
50.8 
37.3 
36.9 
46.8 
35.1 
58.7 
47.2 
63.3 
24.5 
56.4 
70.1 
54.6 
58.8 
51.0 
46.2 
46.4 
37.4 
53.2 
54.2 
45.4 
47.5 
48.4 
86.1 
11.1 
34.4 
22.3 
42.3 
37.8 
43.8 
40.0 
43.1 
49.8 
67.2 
36.0 
45.6 


Place  of  Residence 


Number          Rate 


4,307 
58 


50.7 

77.7 
67.2 

54.4 
41.4 
46.5 
24.3 
40.2 
42.5 
50.0 
46.0 
37.8 
45.0 
43.7 
50.5 
48.1 
59.5 
28.3 
51.2 
64.8 
48.5 
61.5 
50.0 
46.6 
44.0 
42.4 
42.8 
53.0 
44.0 
48.6 
45.9 
94.7 
13.6 
31.8 
22.4 
43.4 
42.8 
44.4 
42.3 
43.6 
56.6 
73.9 
35.9 
45.8 


Maternal  Mortality 


Number         Rate 


3.6 
3.9 
10.5 
3.4 


Place  of  Residence 


Number         Rate 


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127 


Table  IX — Continued 


Infant  Mortality 


Maternal  Mortality 


Place  of  Death 


46.3 
29.5 
37.6 
33.2 
50.8 
46.6 
48.0 
35.4 
48.0 
23.8 
47.9 
27.4 
30.8 
35.3 
40.7 
52.5 
38.6 
51.1 
31.4 
66.4 
44.7 
38.1 
29.7 
24.3 
40.4 
60.8 
31.0 
51.7 
57.7 
49.3 
46.7 
35.0 
36.6 
49.2 
48.5 
25.5 
52.3 
38.9 
52.4 
34.3 
36.9 
49.3 
40.1 
53.6 
70.7 
23.9 
45.5 
55.7 
58.5 
43.5 
33.8 


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40.8 
36.4 
30.9 
35.0 
53.6 
53.2 
55.0 
36.7 
53.5 
25.2 
44.6 
30.7 
35.0 
36.9 
36.5 
45.7 
35.5 
64.7 
39.3 
64.4 
44.9 
41.6 
26.4 
38.0 
39.5 
46.5 
32.2 
52.4 
59.3 
49.8 
49.7 
35.4 
45.5 
55.2 
46.5 
37.7 
55.2 
42.4 
51.5 
55.6 
41.5 
48.3 
40.2 
57.8 
62.8 
26.5 
46.2 
56.5 
57.8 
28.5 
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2 

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1 

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2 

3.2 

10 

6.5 

3 

4.4 

2 

3.1 

Place  of  Residence 


Number          Rate 


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Table  X — Cases  and  Deaths  from  Special 


Di..„, 

Total 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Cases ..- 

663 

3 

4,698 

2 

801 

52 

157 

9 

2,374 

77 

70 

Deaths  - 

2    Chickenpox                                            -  

Cases 

Deaths  . 

632 

536 

3    Diphtheria                                             .  -  

Cases 

Deaths 

Cases 

Deaths 

Cases 

75 
4 
23 

1 
25 

42 

4    Endemic  typhus                                                 -. 

4 
15 

146 

Deaths 

6    Gonorrhea 

Cases 

10,859 

10 

1,404 

503 

183 

5,217 
22 

478 

930 

982 

Deaths 

7    Influenza 

Cases. 

92 
55 

156 

Deaths 

72 

8     Malaria 

Cases 

Deaths- 

9    Measles 

Cases.. 

105 
3 

27 
6 

220 

2 

44 

6 

11     Mumps 

Cases 

2 
11 

Cases       

Deaths 

13    Paratyphoid  fever 

Cases 

6 
1 

15 
107 

Deaths  . 

Cases 

Deaths 

6 

10 

15    Pneumonia  (all  forms) 

Cases 

Deaths 

1,677 

36 

14 

2,854 

12 

201 

36 

21 

1 

14,125 

295 

1 

4 

1,590 

1,368 

43 

117 

14 

4 

111 

19 

7 

1 

8,408 

114 

214 
3 

200 

Cases 

Deaths 

J 

17    Scarlet  fever 

Cases 

277 
2 
9 

7 
1 

176 

Deaths 

Cases 

20 

Deaths 

3 

19    Smallpox 

Cases 

20    Syphilis 

Cases 

1,548 
24 

1,535 

Deaths 

26 

1 

59 
128 
2 
15 
2 

165 

111 

3 

10 

24    Tularemia 

Deaths 

25    Typhoid  fever 

Cases 

3 

6 

Deaths 

1 

Deaths 

460 
6 

555 

10 

Deaths 

432 

11 

10 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics  129 

Diseases  by  Month  of  Occurrence — 1943 


March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

39 

60 

1 

644 

53 

52 

« 

34 

•  68 
10 

59 

62 

41 
1 

831 

484 

165 

45 
1 
25 

13 

124 

532 

682 

31 

19 

30 

21 

67 

158 

161 

110 

62 

3 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

8 

10 

12 

5 

5 

13 

3 

5 

8 

4 

10 

14 

32 

25 

1 
614 

1 
105 

21 

12 

12 

700 

691 

15 

12 

21 

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870 
76 

1.006 

10 

927 

770 
3 

7 

818 

1,112 
2 
22 

576 

721 

526 

24 

43 

7 

20 

421 

88 

49 

16 

7 

13 

5 

10 

25 

23 

140 

20 
1 

3 

29 

33 
1 

707 

9 

38 

12 

5 

11 

5 

308 

829 

1,496 

240 

73 

36 

97 

235 

871 

1 

3 

3 

Q 

1 

2 

2 

2 

85 

85 

74 

41 

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11 

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2 
13 

12 

5 

8 

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1 

164 

1 

92 

63 

1 

63 
6 

66 
9 

90 
5 

111 
4 

116 

1 

242 
3 

1 

1 
158 

4 
60 

126 

1 
319 

2 
553 

1 
537 

2 

145 

98 

38 

367 

2 

1 

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22 

5 

3 

6 

6 

6 

1 

8 

7 

108 

2 

2 
3 

2 
2 

3 

5 

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1,063 

1 

3 

13 

1 

1,280 

1,457 

1,346 

1,175 

1,197 

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904 

690 

957 

26 

19 

21 

29 

23 

20 

22 

34 

32 

19 

1 

2 

60 

207 

132 

194 

139 

43 

152 

155 

144 

140 

116 

133 

132 

107 

99 

101 

96 

107 

116 

122 

2 

3 

7 

4 

2 

5 

10 

3 

2 

4 

12 

16 

13 

8 

10 

9 

6 

6 

8 

2 

2 
1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

12 

3 

7 

7 

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17 

14 

11 

5 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

936 

4 

1 

5 

4 

1 

1 
2 

1 

1 

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732 

1,251 

922 

597 

383 

484 

832 

560 

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4 

14 

13 

12 

14 

70 

101 

85 

44 

38 

23 

11 

130 


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Table  X- 


Diseases 

Total 

Jan: 

Feb. 

29.  Rocky  Mountain  spotted  fever.. .J 

36 

Deaths 

Cases 

30    Rabies 

Deaths 

Deaths. 

Cases 

10 
130 

16 
783 

2 
2 

1 

Deaths 

2 

33    Automobile  fatalities  (total) 

Deaths 

57 

52 

North  Carolina  Bureau  of  Vital  Statistics  131 


Continued 


March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

2 

4 
2 

16 

7 

9 
2 

3 

1 

1 

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54 

2 
36 

8 
56 

2 

1 

3 

65 
3 

82 

20 

- 

1 

73 

61 

44 

59 

92 

78 

75 

132 


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Table  XI — Death  Rates  Per  100,000  Population  from  Ten  Important 

Causes,  for  the  State  as  a  Whole,  With  Estimated  Population  for 

Each  Year — 1914-1943,  Inclusive 


Estimated 

Death  Rate  per  100,000  Population 

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Year 

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1 

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Population 

Hi 

III 

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5 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

11 

1 

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1914.. 

2,339,452 

81.2 

15.8 

10.8 

7.6 

23.6 

0.9 

1.1 

139.3 

35.8 

18.7 

1915 

2,371,095 

72.9 

22.1 

12.7 

0.5 

35.0 

1.2 

0.4 

156.4 

31.3 

11.5 

1916 

2,402,738 

72.7 

17.3 

12.9 

7.1 

19.4 

2.5 

0.5 

146.3 

29.1 

18.1 

1917 

2,434,381 

91.4 

12.6 

12.0 

44.8 

24.9 

1.6 

0,4 

141.5 

30.2 

26.2 

1918 - 

2,466,024 

77.5 

10.2 

8.2 

12.4 

25.7 

0.9 

0.1 

137.5 

22.2 

28.5 

1919 

2,497,?67 

55.1 

9.6 

8.1 

5.0 

15.3 

0.9 

0.3 

120.3 

17.0 

8.7 

1920 

•2,559,123 

59.9 

11.1 

8.2 

2.3 

11.6 

1.5 

1.0 

113.6 

12.5 

13.4 

1921 

2,614,335 

61.7 

13.9 

6.6 

4.9 

12.7 

1.3 

0.8 

101.0 

11.7 

14.6 

1922 

2,649,982 
2,686,325 

52.4 
53.0 

19.2 
12.3 

6.7 
5.6 

0.4 
19.0 

11.5 
8.3 

2.4 
0.9 

0.2 
0.4 

97.5 
94.7 

11.2 

7.2 

1923 - 

18.6 

1924 -.- 

2,722,669 

54.5 

11.8 

4.5 

15.6 

10.0 

1.0 

0.8 

99.1 

9.9 

17.4 

1925 

2,812,000 

52.0 

11.0 

4.3 

0.4 

14.1 

1.1 

0.2 

89.0 

9.8 

5.3 

1926 

2,858,000 

49.8 

9.2 

2.9 

2.9 

16.0 

1.1 

0.4 

96.8 

9.4 

10.1 

1927 

2,897,000 

40.7 

9.5 

1.8 

7.9 

23.7 

1.0 

0.4 

88.9 

7.8 

21.8 

1928 

2,936,000 
2,975,000 
•3,170,276 
3.217,000 

44.8 
33.3 
35.0 
26.0 

12.0 
10.8 
8.6 
7.1 

2.2 
2.2 
1.4 
1.5 

17.0 
0.5 
0.06 
3.1 

29.2 
32.0 
32.0 
21,6 

1.4 
1.8 
1.2 
1.8 

0.5 
0.03 
0.1 
0.06 

83.3 

85.8 
76.4 
71.4 

6.3 
5.5 

4.7 
4.8 

6.5 

1929 

9.0 

1930 

9.5 

1931 

6.5 

1932 

3,244,000 

19.9 

5.1 

1.7 

1.8 

14.6 

1.0 

67.8 

4.9 

7.4 

1933 

3,275,000 

24.5 

6.6 

1.5 

2.8 

12.0 

1.4 

64.4 

3.9 

6.1 

1934 

3,306.000 

30.3 

6.3 

2.4 

10.1 

13.2 

1.2 

64.8 

2.8 

12.9 

1935 

3,417,000 

24.9 

4.9 

2.8 

2.0 

11.4 

0.6 

56.7 

2.4 

9.0 

1936 

3,457,000 

24.2 

5.5 

4.5 

0.3 

10.3 

0.6 

60,8 

2.1 

1.1 

1937 

3,492,000 

24.6 

4.8 

2.6 

1.3 

13.0 

0.5 

0.03 

54.8 

2.2 

4.9 

1938 

3,527,000 
3,534,000 

29.2 
18.8 

5.0 

4.8 

2.2 
1.8 

6.9 
1.8 

7.3 
5.9 

0.7 
0.3 

52.3 
51.3 

2.0 
1.4 

7.6 

1939: 

6.4 

1940 

•3,571,623 
3,621,791 
3,662,000 

13.5 
19.6 
12.5 

3.0 
2.3 

2.0 

0.7 
1.0 

0.2 

2.8 
1  5 

4.6 
3.7 
3.0 

0.3 
0.3 
0.3 

49.4 
49.1 
43.7 

1.1 
0.8 
0.5 

2.5 

1941 

5.6 

1942 

2.8 

1943 

3,702,000 

11.6 

1.4 

0  6 

0.6 

2.9 

0.3 

39.4 

0.5 

3.1 

•U.S.  census  years. 


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