The purpose of this study is to explore and compare the mortality rates of diphtheria, pertussis, and pneumonia in Rochester, New York from the mid-19th Century until the mid-20th century. The hypothesis of the study is that the proportion of deaths from diphtheria, pertussis, and pneumonia decreased with the presence of preventative initiatives. Public health initiatives about each disease will be used to help explain the mortality trends. Mortality statistics were collected and analyzed using transcription data from Mount Hope Cemetery. While diphtheria rates generally decreased over time, pertussis and pneumonia rates did not change even with new immunization initiatives. The underlying differences in these trends may be attributed to li...
This paper proposes that mortality rates declined in America from the 17th through the 19th centurie...
This paper proposes that mortality rates declined in America from the 17th through the 19th centurie...
Importance: Infectious diseases present an ever-changing threat to public health. Analysis of pathog...
From the late nineteenth and early twentieth century industrialization changed many aspects of Ameri...
Legislation in the early 19th century resulted in the construction of public housing in the form of ...
Legislation in the early 19th century resulted in the construction of public housing in the form of ...
During the 19th century, Rochester, NY, became a bustling city full of potential. Although there wer...
During the 19th century, Rochester, NY, became a bustling city full of potential. Although there wer...
During the 19th century, multiple cholera outbreaks quickly proliferated across Europe and North Ame...
During the 19th century, multiple cholera outbreaks quickly proliferated across Europe and North Ame...
The 1918 influenza pandemic is one of the deadliest events to have occurred in recorded history. Thi...
Infant mortality from pertussis in the United States was 4.5 deaths/1,OOO in 1900 but decreased to 0...
The connection between flooding and other extreme water-related weather events with water-borne illn...
The 1918 influenza pandemic was a major epidemiological event of the twentieth century resulting in ...
In the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of death from infectious disease in the United ...
This paper proposes that mortality rates declined in America from the 17th through the 19th centurie...
This paper proposes that mortality rates declined in America from the 17th through the 19th centurie...
Importance: Infectious diseases present an ever-changing threat to public health. Analysis of pathog...
From the late nineteenth and early twentieth century industrialization changed many aspects of Ameri...
Legislation in the early 19th century resulted in the construction of public housing in the form of ...
Legislation in the early 19th century resulted in the construction of public housing in the form of ...
During the 19th century, Rochester, NY, became a bustling city full of potential. Although there wer...
During the 19th century, Rochester, NY, became a bustling city full of potential. Although there wer...
During the 19th century, multiple cholera outbreaks quickly proliferated across Europe and North Ame...
During the 19th century, multiple cholera outbreaks quickly proliferated across Europe and North Ame...
The 1918 influenza pandemic is one of the deadliest events to have occurred in recorded history. Thi...
Infant mortality from pertussis in the United States was 4.5 deaths/1,OOO in 1900 but decreased to 0...
The connection between flooding and other extreme water-related weather events with water-borne illn...
The 1918 influenza pandemic was a major epidemiological event of the twentieth century resulting in ...
In the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of death from infectious disease in the United ...
This paper proposes that mortality rates declined in America from the 17th through the 19th centurie...
This paper proposes that mortality rates declined in America from the 17th through the 19th centurie...
Importance: Infectious diseases present an ever-changing threat to public health. Analysis of pathog...