Pronunciation:
[mor-tal-i-tee
skej-ool] •
(noun)
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Definition:
When the U.S. census was taken for the years 1850,
1860, 1870, 1880, 1885, 1890 and 1900, the enumerators were asked to collect
information on all persons who had died during the 12 months preceding the
census. This information is included on a mortality schedule. Census day
was declared to be June 1st of the census year, therefore the enumerator (census
taker) was to ask questions about people who had died between June 1st of the
previous year and May 31st of the current year. Information on these special
schedules includes the name of the deceased, age, sex, color, birthplace, month
of death, occupation, disease or cause of death and number of days ill. The 1880
mortality schedule also included questions about the place where the disease was
contracted and the number of years the deceased had lived in the area. The 1890
and 1900 mortality schedules have, unfortunately, been destroyed.
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