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Public Health Reports, Kentucky Colored Persons

The following information is a sample of what is available in Public Health Reports (1896-1970) concerning African Americans.

Birth statistics and infant mortality: 1920, vol. 36, no. 43 (Oct. 28, 1921), pp. 2680-2686.
  • 1920 - 4,141  births  572 deaths
  • 1919 - 4,079  births
Malaria in the United States: its prevalence and geographic distribution, vol. 30, no. 22, (May 28, 1915), pp. 1603-1624.
  • 1914 - 1,287 cases (July-December) (by county)
Mortality from cancer: 1920, vol. 27, no. 1 (Jan. 6, 1922), pp.1-2
  • 1920 - 142  deaths
  • 1919 - 146  deaths
  • 1918 - 130  deaths

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“Public Health Reports, Kentucky Colored Persons,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 27, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/2683.

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