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Notifiable Diseases/Deaths in Selected Cities Weekly Information

Figure_I Selected notifiable disease reports, comparison of 4-week totals ending December 14, 1996, with historical data -- United States

Table_I Summary -- provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, cumulative, week ending December 14, 1996 (50th Week)

Table_II Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending December 14, 1996 and December 16, 1995 (50th Week)

Table_III Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases preventable by vaccination, United States, weeks ending December 14, 1996 and December 16, 1995 (50th Week)

Table_IV Deaths in 121 U.S. cities, week ending December 14, 1996 (50th Week)
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TABLE I. Summary -- provisional cases of specified notifiable diseases, United
States, cumulative, week ending December 14, 1996 (50th Week)
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                                             Cum. 1996
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Anthrax                                              -
Brucellosis                                         90
Cholera                                              5
Congenital rubella syndrome                          2
Cryptosporidiosis*                               2,311
Diphtheria                                           1
Encephalitis:  California*                         110
               eastern equine*                       2
               St. Louis*                            1
               western equine*                       -
Hansen Disease                                     112
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome*+                     19
HIV infection, pediatric*&                         242
Plague                                               5
Poliomyelitis, paralytic@                            -
Psittacosis                                         46
Rabies, human                                        2
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)                678
Streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome*                 15
Syphilis, congenital**                             225
Tetanus                                             27
Toxic-shock syndrome                               128
Trichinosis                                         17
Typhoid fever                                      346
Yellow fever++                                       1
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-: no reported cases
 * Not notifiable in all states
 + Updated weekly from reports to the Division of Viral and Rickettsial
   Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
 & Updated monthly to the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center
   for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), last update November 26, 1996.
 @ Three suspected cases of polio with onset in 1996 have been reported to date.
** Updated quarterly from reports to the Division of STD Prevention,
   NCHSTP.
++ This fatal case of yellow fever is the first occurrence of this disease
   reported in the United States since 1924. The infection is presumed to have
   been acquired in Brazil.
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TABLE II. (page 1) Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending
December 14, 1996, and December 16, 1995 (50th Week)

                                                       Escherichia
                                                      coli O157:H7
                                                   -------------------                                Hepatitis
                          AIDS*        Chlamydia    NETSS**   PHLIS***         Gonorrhea               C\NA,NB             Legionellosis
                   -----------------   ---------   --------   --------    -------------------      ----------------      -----------------
Reporting Area       Cum.       Cum.        Cum.       Cum.       Cum.       Cum.        Cum.       Cum.       Cum.       Cum.        Cum.
                     1996       1995        1996       1996       1996       1996        1995       1996       1995       1996        1995
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UNITED STATES      62,258     68,191     376,408      2,647      1,570    291,569     375,018      3,206      3,917      1,014       1,099

NEW ENGLAND         2,551      3,138      15,972        339        194      6,786       7,350        110        118         81          36
Maine                  42         82         914         22          -         59          88          -          -          5           6
N.H.                   85        108         397         40         39         80         108          8         14          5           2
Vt.                    19         28           U         35         32         46          66         38         14          5           1
Mass.               1,249      1,337       6,712        156        123      2,130       2,622         58         83         35          22
R.I.                  167        211       1,759         16          -        474         533          6          7         31           5
Conn.                 989      1,372       6,190         70          -      3,997       3,933          -          -          N           N

MID. ATLANTIC      17,328     18,869      43,813        221         43     33,925      42,845        303        479        233         199
Upstate N.Y.        2,385      2,254           N        146         16      6,375       8,927        237        255         76          56
N.Y. City           9,497     10,021      18,756         17          -     10,373      16,060          1          1         14           6
N.J.                3,353      4,311       7,845         58          5      5,208       5,594          -        184         14          32
Pa.                 2,093      2,283      17,212          N         22     11,969      12,264         65         39        129         105

E.N. CENTRAL        4,733      5,045      76,111        566        419     53,380      74,778        444        347        289         337
Ohio                1,058      1,034      16,570        170        101     11,975      22,724         33         15        111         150
Ind.                  548        494       9,068         84         55      5,974       8,677          8         14         41          80
Ill.                2,084      2,048      22,235        214        128     16,390      19,923         72         81          9          36
Mich.                 788      1,131      19,360         98         73     14,646      17,228        331        237        104          35
Wis.                  255        338       8,878          N         62      4,395       6,226          -          -         24          36

W.N. CENTRAL        1,443      1,547      26,946        592        356     12,027      19,022        145         86         64          75
Minn.                 270        345       2,702        274        224          U       2,852          4          4         10           6
Iowa                   82        104       4,054        124        101      1,104       1,477         75         13         11          21
Mo.                   749        711      11,376         70          -      7,918      10,815         39         22         19          17
N. Dak.                11          5         922         16         15         33          35          -          5          -           3
S. Dak.                12         17       1,444         25          -        170         223          -          1          3           3
Nebr.                  94        101       2,133         52          4        812         992          8         23         16          17
Kans.                 225        264       4,315         31         12      1,990       2,628         19         18          5           8

S. ATLANTIC        15,559     17,213      52,584        135         69     91,942     104,712        248        233        165         162
Del.                  264        302       1,148          2          2      1,401       2,163          1          -         11           2
Md.                 2,164      2,559       6,583          N          8     13,885      13,490          5          7         30          26
D.C.                1,196        980           N          -          -      4,171       4,548          -          -          8           5
Va.                 1,097      1,489      11,285          N         34      8,878      10,137         16         21         37          23
W. Va.                112        124           1          N          3        559         630          9         44          2           4
N.C.                  830        963           -         44         15     17,717      22,915         46         61         12          32
S.C.                  808        870           -         13          7     10,936      11,980         33         19          7          30
Ga.                 2,293      2,173      11,445         30          -     17,151      19,036          U         15          3          14
Fla.                6,795      7,753      22,122         34          -     17,244      19,813        138         66         55          26

E.S. CENTRAL        2,089      2,107      30,156         76         61     33,274      39,086        559        953         52          54
Ky.                   362        269       6,466         14         10      4,083       4,611         28         33          9          10
Tenn.                 743        855      12,714         35         48     11,379      13,279        388        918         22          25
Ala.                  569        560       8,029         15          3     12,910      15,974          9          2          4           7
Miss.                 415        423           U         12          -      4,902       5,222        134          U         17          12

W.S. CENTRAL        6,313      5,994      48,410         77         13     34,214      51,235        457        369         19          22
Ark.                  247        275       1,631         13          4      3,704       5,608         16          7          1           6
La.                 1,375        998       7,089          7          4      7,862      10,282        222        200          3           3
Okla.                 245        257       7,072         13          1      4,667       5,465         69         52          5           5
Tex.                4,446      4,464      32,618         44          4     17,981      29,880        150        110         10           8

MOUNTAIN            1,801      2,107      16,702        219        103      6,638       9,013        534        465         54         112
Mont.                  34         22           -         26          -         34          67         19         16          1           4
Idaho                  37         43       1,480         39         13         94         138         96         51          -           3
Wyo.                    6         18         567         11          9         35          49        177        189          7          12
Colo.                 463        629           U         82         43      1,077       2,685         61         66         10          40
N. Mex.               153        155       3,776         13          -        897       1,022         67         51          2           5
Ariz.                 535        632       7,069          N         26      3,372       3,566         74         55         22          12
Utah                  178        149       1,492         32          -        271         273         21         13          6          16
Nev.                  395        459       2,318         16         12        858       1,213         19         24          6          20

PACIFIC            10,440     12,171      65,714        422        312     19,383      26,977        406        867         57         102
Wash.                 642        848       8,772        154        126      1,926       2,639         50        211          6          21
Oreg.                 439        451       5,047         93         59        613         789          9         37          1           -
Calif.              9,160     10,558      48,916        170        117     15,965      22,371        140        500         42          76
Alaska                 30         63       1,253          5          2        424         638          3          3          1           -
Hawaii                169        251       1,726          N          8        455         540        204        116          7           5

Guam                    4          -         177          N          -         32          94          1          6          2           1
P.R.                2,170      2,395           N         18          U        370         562         75        204          -           -
V.I.                   18         31           N          N          U          -           -          -          -          -           -
Amer. Samoa             -          -           -          N          U          -          41          -          -          -           -
C.N.M.I.                1          -           N          N          U         11          51          -          5          -           -
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N: Not notifiable    U: Unavailable    -: no reported cases    C.N.M.I.: Commonwealth of North Mariana Islands

  * Updated monthly to the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, last update November 26, 1996.
 ** National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance.
*** Public Health Laboratory Information System.

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TABLE II. (page 2) Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending
December 14, 1996, and December 16, 1995 (50th Week)

                                                                  Meningococcal             Syphilis
                          Lyme                 Malaria               Disease         (Primary & Secondary)     Tuberculosis           Rabies, Animal
                    ----------------       ----------------      ----------------    ---------------------   -----------------       ----------------
Reporting Area       Cum.       Cum.        Cum.       Cum.       Cum.       Cum.        Cum.       Cum.       Cum.       Cum.        Cum.       Cum.
                     1996       1995        1996       1995       1996       1995        1996       1995       1996       1995        1996       1995
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UNITED STATES      13,378     10,834       1,493      1,277      3,058      2,859      10,568     15,701     18,155     20,331       6,498      7,342

NEW ENGLAND         3,928      2,016          72         49        153        145         181        342        413        495         706      1,433
Maine                  53         32          10          7         16         15           -          2         20         23         119         46
N.H.                   48         27           3          2          9         23           1          1         16         17          53        147
Vt.                    15          9           8          1          4         11           -          -          -          4         132        173
Mass.                 354        147          23         19         66         46          80         66        215        268         107        397
R.I.                  524        333          10          4         15          6           4          4         30         48          37        315
Conn.               2,934      1,468          18         16         43         44          96        269        132        135         258        355

MID. ATLANTIC       8,168      7,185         389        369        287        345         436        842      3,468      4,095       1,408      1,880
Upstate N.Y.        4,319      3,640          82         65         84         97          71         80        430        505       1,047      1,136
N.Y. City             355        440         212        202         39         52         120        357      1,810      2,241           -          -
N.J.                1,873      1,639          64         72         71         73         127        173        694        758         131        324
Pa.                 1,621      1,466          31         30         93        123         118        232        534        591         230        420

E.N. CENTRAL           78        434         151        159        413        394       1,432      2,709      1,902      1,931          91         99
Ohio                   51         30          13         13        148        112         524        874        296        270          13         12
Ind.                   24         19          14         19         57         58         183        331        167        171           8         14
Ill.                    3         18          70         78        121        102         387      1,021        968        971          25         15
Mich.                   -          5          39         26         45         71         176        291        368        424          31         40
Wis.                    U        362          15         23         42         51         162        192        103         95          14         18

W.N. CENTRAL          206        230          48         31        242        179         333        699        468        563         501        369
Minn.                 108        134          21         10         31         26          51         45        112        134          29         30
Iowa                   20         15           4          3         55         29          21         45         67         66         232        131
Mo.                    37         53          10          8         96         68         213        571        187        223          18         30
N. Dak.                 1          -           1          2          5          2           -          -          6          5          71         28
S. Dak.                 -          -           -          2         10         10           -          -         17         26         113        102
Nebr.                   5          6           3          3         21         20          12         12         21         21           5          5
Kans.                  35         22           9          3         24         24          36         26         58         88          33         43

S. ATLANTIC           690        666         299        246        601        490       3,647      3,937      3,281      3,641       2,699      2,139
Del.                  105         53           4          1          2          6          35         18         30         55          76         92
Md.                   403        412          80         63         69         40         629        511        278        389         604        429
D.C.                    3          3           7         16         10          8         129        100        125         98          11         11
Va.                    51         54          57         54         61         61         377        580        293        283         586        441
W. Va.                 11         24           6          4         15          9           3         10         53         69          97        114
N.C.                   65         83          30         17         75         83       1,089      1,081        510        484         686        458
S.C.                    9         17          12          3         64         56         384        565        320        308          87        121
Ga.                     1         14          27         37        132        106         644        707        563        676         285        272
Fla.                   42          6          76         51        173        121         357        365      1,109      1,279         267        201

E.S. CENTRAL           74         72          37         27        228        208       2,257      3,215      1,163      1,401         215        283
Ky.                    25         15           7          3         29         48         151        179        227        309          39         28
Tenn.                  21         28          14         10         60         78         818        884        349        428          88         98
Ala.                    7         12           8         11         87         44         516        633        362        403          84        148
Miss.                  21         17           8          3         52         38         772      1,519        225        261           4          9

W.S. CENTRAL          119        111          64         49        331        339       1,638      3,169      2,319      2,986         400        562
Ark.                   23          9           -          2         34         35         231        473        192        226          27         50
La.                     8          9           7          6         58         56         485        983        205        380          17         42
Okla.                  24         45           -          1         42         41         171        187        165        334          34         29
Tex.                   64         48          57         40        197        207         751      1,526      1,757      2,046         322        441

MOUNTAIN                7         12          57         62        171        202         136        193        602        641         151        174
Mont.                   -          -           7          3          6          4           -          4         14         10          24         43
Idaho                   1          -           -          1         24         12           4          -         10         14           -          3
Wyo.                    2          3           7          -          3          8           2          1          6          5          31         27
Colo.                   -          -          25         26         41         48          23         99         77         76          42          9
N. Mex.                 1          1           2          7         27         35           1          9         80         79           6          6
Ariz.                   -          1           7         13         40         59          85         45        243        318          36         56
Utah                    1          1           5          6         17         18           3          4         51         38           5         15
Nev.                    2          6           4          6         13         18          18         31        121        101           7         15

PACIFIC               108        108         376        285        632        557         508        595      4,539      4,578         327        403
Wash.                  18         10          21         21         99         93           6         15        219        266           6         15
Oreg.                  19         18          23         19        117        104          12         22        166        146           5          4
Calif.                 70         80         319        228        400        342         486        556      3,898      3,910         308        377
Alaska                  -          -           3          5         10         14           -          2         69         73           8          7
Hawaii                  1          -          10         12          6          4           4          -        187        183           -          -

Guam                    -          -           -          2          1          3           3          8         35        109           -          -
P.R.                    -          -           2          1          5         24         132        267         63        162          41         38
V.I.                    -          -           -          2          -          -           -          -          -          -           -          -
Amer. Samoa             -          -           -          -          -          -           -          -          -          5           -          -
C.N.M.I.                -          -           -          1          -          -           1          9          -         41           -          -
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N: Not notifiable    U: Unavailable    -: no reported cases

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TABLE III. (page 1) Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases preventable by vaccination, United
States, weeks ending December 14, 1996, and December 16, 1995 (50th Week)

                                                Hepatitis (Viral), by type                         Measles (Rubeola)
                     H. influenzae,       ---------------------------------------        -------------------------------------
                        invasive                  A                     B                  Indigenous            Imported**
                    ----------------      -----------------     -----------------        ---------------       ---------------
Reporting Area       Cum.       Cum.        Cum.       Cum.       Cum.       Cum.                   Cum.                  Cum.
                     1996*      1995        1996       1995       1996       1995        1996       1996       1996       1996
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UNITED STATES         919      1,080      27,742     29,276      9,677      9,648           -        419          2         50

NEW ENGLAND            34         39         414        299        202        222           -         14          -          1
Maine                   -          3          24         30          2         12           -          -          -          -
N.H.                   10         10          25         12         20         21           -          -          -          -
Vt.                     1          2          11          6         11          7           -          1          -          1
Mass.                  21         13         202        131         72         90           -         12          -          -
R.I.                    2          5          22         34         12          8           -          -          -          -
Conn.                   -          6         130         86         85         84           -          1          -          -

MID. ATLANTIC         135        160       1,808      1,889      1,391      1,442           -         23          -          5
Upstate N.Y.           12         40         420        473        328        372           -          -          -          -
N.Y. City              37         34         591        900        559        444           -          9          -          3
N.J.                   58         28         335        290        247        359           U          3          U          -
Pa.                    28         58         462        226        257        267           -         11          -          2

E.N. CENTRAL          164        180       2,341      3,099        973      1,090           -          6          1          8
Ohio                   88         94         734      1,731        117        108           -          2          1          4
Ind.                   15         20         348        186        138        238           -          -          -          -
Ill.                   39         46         608        642        264        275           -          2          -          1
Mich.                  11         18         483        357        387        392           -          -          -          3
Wis.                   11          2         168        183         67         77           -          2          -          -

W.N. CENTRAL           52         80       2,519      1,872        548        607           -         20          -          3
Minn.                  33         43         139        179         69         62           -         16          -          2
Iowa                    7          3         330         98         91         46           -          -          -          1
Mo.                     9         27       1,304      1,278        303        415           -          3          -          -
N. Dak.                 -          -         137         23          2          4           -          -          -          -
S. Dak.                 1          1          42         84          5          2           -          -          -          -
Nebr.                   1          3         213         57         47         32           -          -          -          -
Kans.                   1          3         354        153         31         46           -          1          -          -

S. ATLANTIC           186        210       1,450      1,121      1,503      1,249           -          5          -          9
Del.                    2          -          21         10          9          9           -          1          -          -
Md.                    60         67         241        213        284        252           U          -          U          2
D.C.                    6          -          36         25         31         21           -          1          -          -
Va.                    10         28         184        217        136        109           -          -          -          3
W. Va.                 10          9          18         24         32         53           -          -          -          -
N.C.                   25         31         176        106        324        286           -          3          -          1
S.C.                    5          3          56         44         97         49           -          -          -          -
Ga.                    39         65         153         54         32         63           -          -          -          2
Fla.                   29          7         565        428        558        407           -          -          -          1

E.S. CENTRAL           27         11       1,198      2,149        842        801           -          2          -          -
Ky.                     4          5          46         44         63         66           -          -          -          -
Tenn.                  13          -         744      1,806        484        626           -          2          -          -
Ala.                    9          5         200         86         73        109           -          -          -          -
Miss.                   1          1         208        213        222          U           -          -          -          -

W.S. CENTRAL           40         69       5,856      4,540      1,262      1,406           -         26          -          2
Ark.                    -          6         484        601         76         72           -          -          -          -
La.                     5          1         205        184        150        233           -          -          -          -
Okla.                  31         30       2,381      1,321         59        163           -          -          -          -
Tex.                    4         32       2,786      2,434        977        938           -         26          -          2

MOUNTAIN               65        117       4,314      4,183      1,100        825           -        154          -          5
Mont.                   -          1         113        164         16         23           -          -          -          -
Idaho                   1          5         239        345         86         95           -          2          -          -
Wyo.                    7          9          39        103         44         27           -          1          -          -
Colo.                  15         16         499        487        131        131           -          4          -          3
N. Mex.                10         15         344        793        394        303           -         17          -          -
Ariz.                  15         30       1,658      1,302        227        117           -          8          -          -
Utah                    9         11       1,040        680        121         71           -        117          -          2
Nev.                    8         30         382        309         81         58           -          5          -          -

PACIFIC               216        214       7,842     10,124      1,856      2,006           -        169          1         17
Wash.                   4          9         710        830        111        191           -         51          -          -
Oreg.                  31         27         830      2,639        117        114           -         10          -          1
Calif.                176        172       6,163      6,443      1,598      1,660           -         37          1          9
Alaska                  2          2          44         48         18         12           -         63          -          -
Hawaii                  3          4          95        164         12         29           -          8          -          7

Guam                    -          -           5          8          -          5           -          -          -          -
P.R.                    1          3         135        107        361        624           -          8          -          -
V.I.                    -          -           -          9          -         16           U          -          U          -
Amer. Samoa             -          -           -          6          -          -           U          -          U          -
C.N.M.I.               10         11           1         24          5         22           U          -          U          -

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N: Not notifiable    U: Unavailable     -: no reported cases

 * Of 214 cases reported among children aged <5 years, serotype was reported for 58 and of those, 22 were type b.
** For imported measles, cases include only those resulting from importation from other countries.
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TABLE III. (page 2) Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases preventable by vaccination, United
States, weeks ending December 14, 1996, and December 16, 1995 (50th Week)

               Measles (Rubeola), cont'd.
               --------------------------
                           Total                      Mumps                           Pertussis                          Rubella
               --------------------------   --------------------------       ---------------------------       ---------------------------
Reporting Area       Cum.       Cum.                   Cum.       Cum.                   Cum.       Cum.                  Cum.        Cum.
                     1996       1995        1996       1996       1995       1996        1996       1995       1996       1996        1995
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UNITED STATES         469        294           7        625        847        193       6,164      4,372          -        210         121

NEW ENGLAND            15         11           -          2         12         42       1,487        665          -         27          49
Maine                   -          -           -          -          4          -          21         45          -          -           -
N.H.                    -          -           -          -          1          8         157         52          -          -           1
Vt.                     2          -           -          -          -          4         212         79          -          2           -
Mass.                  12          4           -          2          3         30       1,030        457          -         21           9
R.I.                    -          5           -          -          1          -          32          4          -          -           -
Conn.                   1          2           -          -          3          -          35         28          -          4          39

MID. ATLANTIC          28         12           1         87        121         28         719        410          -         13          15
Upstate N.Y.            -          1           -         26         27         13         472        219          -          5           4
N.Y. City              12          5           -         17         16          -          48         56          -          5           8
N.J.                    3          6           U          3         21          U          19         19          U          2           3
Pa.                    13          -           1         41         57         15         180        116          -          1           -

E.N. CENTRAL           14         15           2         99        167          7         597        583          -          3           4
Ohio                    6          2           1         43         51          1         273        167          -          -           -
Ind.                    -          -           -          9          9          -         107         59          -          -           -
Ill.                    3          2           -         20         48          3         160        131          -          1           -
Mich.                   3          5           1         26         59          3          52         99          -          2           4
Wis.                    2          6           -          1          -          -           5        127          -          -           -

W.N. CENTRAL           23          3           -         19         47         22         419        253          -          -           1
Minn.                  18          -           -          6          8         16         333        125          -          -           -
Iowa                    1          -           -          3         11          1          21         11          -          -           -
Mo.                     3          2           -          7         23          5          47         61          -          -           -
N. Dak.                 -          -           -          2          1          -           1          8          -          -           -
S. Dak.                 -          -           -          -          -          -           4         12          -          -           -
Nebr.                   -          -           -          -          4          -           9         14          -          -           -
Kans.                   1          1           -          1          -          -           4         22          -          -           1

S. ATLANTIC            14         19           1        106        149          7         683        341          -        100          13
Del.                    1          -           -          -          -          1          27         10          -          -           -
Md.                     2          1           U         28         36          U         250         48          U          -           1
D.C.                    1          -           -          1          -          -           4          6          -          2           -
Va.                     3          -           -         16         25          1          99         31          -          2           -
W. Va.                  -          -           -          -          -          -           6          -          -          -           -
N.C.                    4          -           -         21         41          -         131        110          -         85           1
S.C.                    -          -           -          7         11          3          48         27          -          1           -
Ga.                     2          4           -          3         10          -          18         25          -          -           -
Fla.                    1         14           1         30         26          2         100         84          -         10          11

E.S. CENTRAL            2          -           1         23         18          1         196        275          -          2           1
Ky.                     -          -           -          -          -          -         140         26          -          -           -
Tenn.                   2          -           -          3          5          -          21        208          -          -           1
Ala.                    -          -           1          5          4          1          26         38          -          2           -
Miss.                   -          -           -         15          9          -           9          3          N          N           N

W.S. CENTRAL           28         34           2         44         54          -         125        293          -          3           7
Ark.                    -          2           -          1          7          -          10         39          -          -           -
La.                     -         18           -         18         14          -          11         20          -          1           -
Okla.                   -          -           -          1          -          -          19         31          -          -           -
Tex.                   28         14           2         24         33          -          85        203          -          2           7

MOUNTAIN              159         70           -         22         31         39         446        643          -          7           4
Mont.                   -          -           -          -          1          1          36          9          -          -           -
Idaho                   2          2           -          -          4          5         108        107          -          2           -
Wyo.                    1          -           -          1          -          -           8          1          -          -           -
Colo.                   7         26           -          3          2         32         139        111          -          3           -
N. Mex.                17         31           N          N          N          -          61        145          -          -           -
Ariz.                   8         10           -          1          2          -          29        155          -          1           3
Utah                  119          -           -          2         11          1          24         31          -          -           1
Nev.                    5          1           -         15         11          -          41         84          -          1           -

PACIFIC               186        130           -        223        248         47       1,492        909          -         55          27
Wash.                  51         19           -         20         15         28         719        354          -          2           1
Oreg.                  11          1           -          -          -          -          35         66          -          1           -
Calif.                 46        108           -        171        208         19         705        430          -         49          21
Alaska                 63          -           -          3         12          -           4          1          -          -           -
Hawaii                 15          2           -         29         13          -          29         58          -          3           5

Guam                    -          -           -          5          4          -           1          2          -          -           1
P.R.                    8          3           -          1          2          -           1          2          -          -           -
V.I.                    -          -           U          -          3          U           -          -          U          -           -
Amer. Samoa             -          -           U          -          -          U           -          -          U          -           -
C.N.M.I.                -          -           U          -          1          U           -          -          U          -           -

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N: Not notifiable    U: Unavailable     -: no reported cases

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Table_IV
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TABLE IV. Deaths in 121 U.S. cities* week ending
December 14, 1996 (50th Week)
===================================================================================================================================
                                                 All Causes, By Age (Years)
                          ------------------------------------------------------------------------        P&I**
Reporting Area            All Ages         >=65        45-64       25-44         1-24           <1        Total
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NEW ENGLAND                    747          543          133          49           10           12           51
Boston, Mass.                  172          118           34          11            2            7            5
Bridgeport, Conn.               46           34            7           3            2            -            7
Cambridge, Mass.                31           25            3           2            1            -            4
Fall River, Mass.               38           31            7           -            -            -            -
Hartford, Conn.                 63           42           11           7            2            1            3
Lowell, Mass.                   37           31            3           2            -            1            2
Lynn, Mass.                     22           19            1           1            -            1            2
New Bedford, Mass.              27           24            2           1            -            -            -
New Haven, Conn.                42           23           14           5            -            -            3
Providence, R.I.                67           47           15           5            -            -            5
Somerville, Mass.                8            4            3           1            -            -            1
Springfield, Mass.              69           49           13           5            1            1            4
Waterbury, Conn.                33           24            7           1            1            -            4
Worcester, Mass.                92           72           13           5            1            1           11

MID. ATLANTIC                2,740        1,932          500         209           56           43          168
Albany, N.Y.                    53           40           11           -            -            2            3
Allentown, Pa.                  22           20            2           -            -            -            -
Buffalo, N.Y.                    U            U            U           U            U            U            U
Camden, N.J.                    34           26            6           2            -            -            2
Elizabeth, N.J.                 29           23            3           3            -            -            -
Erie, Pa.***                    44           37            6           -            1            -            5
Jersey City, N.J.               58           42            7           6            -            3            -
New York City, N.Y.          1,516        1,048          307         111           28           22           86
Newark, N.J.                    85           42           17          17            4            5            5
Paterson, N.J.                  29           15            8           5            1            -            2
Philadelphia, Pa.              399          275           72          35           12            5           21
Pittsburgh, Pa.***              63           48            7           4            2            2            6
Reading, Pa.                    13           12            1           -            -            -            5
Rochester, N.Y.                148          115           22           8            3            -           12
Schenectady, N.Y.               21           16            2           3            -            -            2
Scranton, Pa.***                29           26            3           -            -            -            1
Syracuse, N.Y.                 100           81           13           2            2            2            8
Trenton, N.J.                   39           22           10           5            -            2            4
Utica, N.Y.                     23           17            2           2            2            -            1
Yonkers, N.Y.                   35           27            1           6            1            -            5

E.N. CENTRAL                 2,180        1,523          409         154           40           54          156
Akron, Ohio                     69           56            4           6            1            2            2
Canton, Ohio                    49           38            8           1            1            1            6
Chicago, Ill.                  443          272           94          48           11           18           37
Cincinnati, Ohio               174          120           35          12            3            4           18
Cleveland, Ohio                140           92           33           9            2            4            4
Columbus, Ohio                 196          141           34          13            3            5           13
Dayton, Ohio                   125           98           20           4            2            1           11
Detroit, Mich.                 237          155           52          21            4            5            8
Evansville, Ind.                58           43           11           3            -            1            2
Fort Wayne, Ind.                76           65           10           1            -            -            1
Gary, Ind.                      13            8            2           2            1            -            -
Grand Rapids, Mich.             42           29            7           4            -            2            1
Indianapolis, Ind.             200          137           39          10            5            9            9
Madison, Wis.                    U            U            U           U            U            U            U
Milwaukee, Wis.                164          116           32          11            4            1           23
Peoria, Ill.                    44           33           10           1            -            -            3
Rockford, Ill.                  66           52           10           3            1            -           10
South Bend, Ind.                44           34            6           1            2            1            8
Toledo, Ohio                     U            U            U           U            U            U            U
Youngstown, Ohio                40           34            2           4            -            -            -

W.N. CENTRAL                   845          613          141          44           15           18           57
Des Moines, Iowa                75           53           11           8            1            2           13
Duluth, Minn.                   30           22            5           2            1            -            1
Kansas City, Kans.              32           22            7           1            1            1            -
Kansas City, Mo.               126           80           17           8            3            4            8
Lincoln, Nebr.                  44           33            9           1            1            -            1
Minneapolis, Minn.             176          146           25           2            1            2            8
Omaha, Nebr.                    99           79           14           4            1            1            8
St. Louis, Mo.                 124           91           19           7            4            3            8
St. Paul, Minn.                 68           46           15           4            -            3            8
Wichita, Kans.                  71           41           19           7            2            2            2

S. ATLANTIC                  1,351          869          280         138           33           30           92
Atlanta, Ga.                   113           74           18          19            1            1            9
Baltimore, Md.                 181          113           32          28            5            2           19
Charlotte, N.C.                157          114           25          10            4            4           14
Jacksonville, Fla.             149           95           34          14            4            2            7
Miami, Fla.                     93           55           24           9            4            1            -
Norfolk, Va.                    52           37            9           3            1            2            3
Richmond, Va.                  101           66           26           7            2            -           10
Savannah, Ga.                   61           37           14           8            2            -            3
St. Petersburg, Fla.            76           51           13          11            -            1            6
Tampa, Fla.                    194          129           42          13            4            6           18
Washington, D.C.               149           76           40          16            6           11            3
Wilmington, Del.                25           22            3           -            -            -            -

E.S. CENTRAL                   883          582          172          64           30           32           75
Birmingham, Ala.                93           61           15          10            4            -            4
Chattanooga, Tenn.              75           52           14           6            3            -            5
Knoxville, Tenn.                93           66           17           3            3            4           17
Lexington, Ky.                  80           54           17           4            3            2           12
Memphis, Tenn.                 207          133           38          12            6           18           20
Mobile, Ala.                   119           82           21          11            3            2            1
Montgomery, Ala.                51           33           12           3            2            1            4
Nashville, Tenn.               165          101           38          15            6            5           12

W.S. CENTRAL                 1,687        1,130          316         148           65           28           80
Austin, Tex.                    84           54           14          11            4            1            4
Baton Rouge, La.                49           30           11           6            2            -            1
Corpus Christi, Tex.            70           53           11           3            2            1            3
Dallas, Tex.                   220          141           44          16           15            4            4
El Paso, Tex.                   93           68           17           7            1            -            5
Ft. Worth, Tex.                130           97           21           7            4            1            1
Houston, Tex.                  429          279           80          47           16            7           38
Little Rock, Ark.               64           44            9           5            1            5            7
New Orleans, La.               151           85           35          22            7            2            -
San Antonio, Tex.              240          167           47          11           10            5            8
Shreveport, La.                 45           30            7           6            2            -            -
Tulsa, Okla.                   112           82           20           7            1            2            9

MOUNTAIN                       977          650          202          80           28           17           85
Albuquerque, N.M.              122           71           26          15            7            3            2
Colo. Springs, Colo.            61           45           13           3            -            -            9
Denver, Colo.                  106           67           25           7            2            5           15
Las Vegas, Nev.                182          124           37          16            3            2           11
Ogden, Utah                     27           21            5           1            -            -            1
Phoenix, Ariz.                 185          103           47          21           10            4           13
Pueblo, Colo.                   30           25            5           -            -            -            2
Salt Lake City, Utah           118           84           24           5            4            1           20
Tucson, Ariz.                  146          110           20          12            2            2           12

PACIFIC                      1,581        1,124          274         118           30           34          133
Berkeley, Calif.                22           16            4           2            -            -            -
Fresno, Calif.                 104           73           14           9            5            3            6
Glendale, Calif.                38           27            8           3            -            -            4
Honolulu, Hawaii                94           72           16           3            1            2            7
Long Beach, Calif.              68           44           11           8            1            4            8
Los Angeles, Calif.            453          320           81          30            9           13           27
Pasadena, Calif.                20           16            3           -            -            1            1
Portland, Oreg.                155          108           30          11            4            2           16
Sacramento, Calif.               U            U            U           U            U            U            U
San Diego, Calif.              155          110           19          13            7            5           20
San Francisco, Calif.          119           74           30          14            1            -           15
San Jose, Calif.                 U            U            U           U            U            U            U
Santa Cruz, Calif.              39           32            4           2            1            -            7
Seattle, Wash.                 158          110           35          12            -            1            7
Spokane, Wash.                  67           54            9           3            -            1            8
Tacoma, Wash.                   89           68           10           8            1            2            7

TOTAL                   12,991****        8,966        2,427       1,004          307          268          897

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U: Unavailable    -: no reported cases

   * Mortality data in this table are voluntarily reported from 121 cities in the United States, most of which have populations
     of 100,000 or more. A death is reported by the place of its occurrence and by the week that the death certificate was
     filed. Fetal deaths are not included.
  ** Pneumonia and influenza.
 *** Because of changes in reporting methods in these 3 Pennsylvania cities, these numbers are partial counts for the current
     week. Complete counts will be available in 4 to 6 weeks.
**** Total includes unknown ages.
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