<< BACK Illinois Smallpox Cases and Deaths by Year 1860 - Present Year Cases Deaths Year Cases Deaths 1860 NA 8 1942 60 0 1870 NA 170 1943 68 0 1880 NA 45 1944 12 0 1881 NA 1,723 1945 12 0 1882 NA 2,641 1946 6 0 1883 NA 103 1947 2 0 1884 NA 11 1948 0 0 1885 NA 63 1949 0 0 1886 NA NA 1950 0 0 1887 NA NA 1951 0 0 1888 NA NA 1952 0 0 1889 NA NA 1953 0 0 1890 NA NA 1954 0 0 1891 NA NA 1955 0 0 1892 NA NA 1956 0 0 1893 NA NA 1957 0 0 1894 NA NA 1958 0 0 1895 NA NA 1959 0 0 1896 NA NA 1960 0 0 1897 NA NA 1961 0 0 1898 NA NA 1962 0 0 1899 NA NA 1963 0 0 1900 NA 25 1964 0 0 1901 NA NA 1965 0 0 1902 NA 67 1966 0 0 1903 1,664 135 1967 0 0 1904 NA 242 1968 0 0 1905 NA 131 1969 0 0 1906 NA 2 1970 0 0 1907 1,500 * 5 1971 0 0 1908 1,500 * 1 1972 0 0 1909 NA 8 1973 0 0 1910 NA 8 1974 0 0 1911 1,200 * 8 1975 0 0 1912 NA 12 1976 0 0 1913 NA 3 1977 0 0 1914 NA 20 1978 0 0 1915 NA 5 1979 0 0 1916 NA 6 1980 0 0 1917 4,996 10 1981 0 0 1918 3,842 14 1982 0 0 1919 3,334 5 1983 0 0 1920 8,536 16 1984 0 0 1921 8,536 26 1985 0 0 1922 2,117 23 1986 0 0 1923 929 2 1987 0 0 1924 1,356 16 1988 0 0 1925 1,624 23 1989 0 0 1926 1,073 8 1990 0 0 1927 1,236 3 1991 0 0 1928 1,652 5 1992 0 0 1929 4,249 18 1993 0 0 1930 3,780 7 1994 0 0 1931 1,766 4 1995 0 0 1932 318 2 1996 0 0 1933 248 3 1997 0 0 1934 88 0 1998 0 0 1935 83 NA 1999 0 0 1936 422 1 2000 0 0 1937 919 2 2001 0 0 1938 965 1 2002 0 0 1939 376 0 2003 0 0 1940 167 0 2004 0 0 1941 102 0       NA  Not available *  Approximate