Mortality Schedules, 1909, by Cause
| Covington | Newport | |
|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 10 | 9 |
| Small Pox | 0 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 0 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 |
| Diptheria | 7 | 4 |
| Influenze | 9 | 4 |
| Other Epidemic Disease | 8 | 8 |
| Tuberculosis | 137 | 53 |
| Cancer | 29 | 22 |
| Diabetes | 5 | 4 |
| Meningitis | 15 | 11 |
| Nervous System Diseases | 42 | 47 |
| Circulatory System Disease | 74 | 47 |
| Pneumonia | 56 | 35 |
| Other Respitory Diseases | 34 | 26 |
| Diarrhea - Under 2 | 20 | 6 |
| Diarrhea - 2 and up | 5 | 8 |
| Other Digestive | 49 | 31 |
| Bright's Disease (Kidney Deisease) | 71 | 23 |
| Childbirth | 2 | 3 |
| Diseases of Early Infancy | 29 | 23 |
| Suicide | 7 | 9 |
| Accident | 36 | 28 |
| Ill-Defined Causes | 10 | 13 |
| All Other | 51 | 31 |
| Total | 712 | 447 |