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Table_27

Table 27. Primary and secondary syphilis - Reported cases and rates in selected cities of >200,000 
          population: United States and outlying areas, 1989 - 1993
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                                              Cases                         |                Rates per 100,000 Population
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   City                    1989      1990      1991      1992      1993     |      1989       1990       1991       1992       1993
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   Akron, OH                  7        10        29        15         6     |       1.4        1.9        5.6        2.9        1.2
   Albuquerque, NM            9        25        14        22        14     |       1.9        5.2        2.9        4.4        2.8
   Atlanta, GA            1,319     1,446     1,028       607       335     |     204.5      222.8      156.2       91.0       50.2
   Austin, TX                47        57        89        91       100     |       8.3        9.9       15.0       14.9       16.4
   Baltimore, MD            190       197       205       188       144     |      25.7       26.8       27.9       25.5       19.5
   Birmingham, AL           312       390       339       299       295     |      47.8       59.9       51.8       45.5       44.9
   Boston, MA               168       294       208        83        34     |      29.1       51.1       36.6       14.6        6.0
   Buffalo, NY               34        46        37        19        33     |      10.3       14.0       11.3        5.8       10.0
   Charlotte, NC            348       527       365       309       209     |      69.4      103.0       69.4       57.5       38.9
   Chicago, IL              852     1,492     2,045     1,879     1,016     |      29.0       50.9       69.4       63.4       34.3
   Cincinnati, OH            30        62        74       190       395     |       3.5        7.2        8.5       21.7       45.1
   Cleveland, OH             74       246       255       385       517     |       5.2       17.4       18.0       27.2       36.5
   Columbus, OH              26       103        54        16         8     |       2.7       10.7        5.5        1.6        0.8
   Corpus Christi, TX        29        20        37        24        17     |      10.0        6.9       12.5        8.0        5.7
   Dallas, TX             1,283     1,165     1,215       681       410     |      70.0       62.9       64.3       35.4       21.3
   Dayton, OH                 6        12        48        73        76     |       1.0        2.1        8.3       12.6       13.1
   Denver, CO                34        32        51        34        44     |       7.2        6.8       10.7        7.1        9.2
   Des Moines, IA             3        22        30        42        33     |       0.9        6.7        9.0       12.5        9.8
   Detroit, MI              526       822     1,008       552       277     |      48.4       76.0       93.5       51.3       25.7
   El Paso, TX               79        34        28        13        17     |      13.6        5.7        4.6        2.1        2.7
   Fort Worth, TX           323       283       347       327       351     |      28.1       24.2       28.9       26.5       28.5
   Honolulu, HI              11        10        10         8         6     |       1.3        1.2        1.2        0.9        0.7
   Houston, TX            1,235     1,806     1,682     1,012       571     |      44.2       64.1       58.1       34.4       19.4
   Indianapolis, IN          35        30        32        55       120     |       4.4        3.8        4.0        6.7       14.7
   Jacksonville, FL         680       475       167       105        73     |     102.6       70.6       24.2       15.0       10.4
   Jersey City, NJ          131       130        62        33        22     |      59.6       59.5       28.3       15.0       10.0
   Kansas City, MO           90       131       315       283       162     |      20.6       30.0       71.9       64.3       36.8
   Los Angeles, CA        3,009     1,953     1,102       783       531     |      36.8       23.5       13.1        9.2        6.2
   Louisville, KY            27        34        55       117       275     |       4.1        5.1        8.2       17.5       41.1
   Memphis, TN            1,109     1,312       827       605       549     |     134.8      158.8       98.9       71.5       64.9
   Miami, FL              1,278     1,004       509       326       266     |      67.1       51.8       25.7       16.2       13.2
   Milwaukee, WI            145       372       613       547       469     |      15.2       38.8       63.8       56.6       48.6
   Minneapolis, MN           46        80        55        65        43     |      12.4       21.3       14.5       17.0       11.2
   Nashville, TN            117       339       290       224       149     |      23.0       66.4       56.4       43.1       28.7
   New Orleans, LA          829       869       706       580       397     |     164.1      174.9      142.7      117.3       80.3
   New York City, NY      4,362     4,273     3,138     2,243     1,132     |      59.6       58.4       42.7       30.4       15.3
   Newark, NJ               434       473       300       167       100     |     145.7      160.4      102.2       56.9       34.1
   Norfolk, VA               54        76       129       154        89     |      20.6       29.1       50.1       59.9       34.6
   Oakland, CA              575       439       209       123        76     |      49.8       37.5       17.6       10.2        6.3
   Oklahoma City, OK         60       125        82       179       177     |      14.3       29.8       19.4       41.9       41.5
   Omaha, NE                 30        14        17        18         8     |       7.2        3.4        4.0        4.2        1.9
   Philadelphia, PA       2,024     2,361     1,411       907       515     |     127.2      148.9       89.4       57.5       32.6
   Phoenix, AZ              314       539       280       143        55     |      15.0       25.4       12.9        6.4        2.5
   Pittsburgh, PA            81        62        94        54        11     |       6.0        4.6        7.0        4.0        0.8
   Portland, OR             177        77        56        34        24     |      38.9       16.7       11.9        7.1        5.0
   Richmond, VA             156       157        96       117        55     |      76.2       77.3       47.1       57.2       26.9
   Rochester, NY            193       153       136        87        71     |      80.4       63.8       56.3       35.9       29.3
   Sacramento, CA            61        87        95        29         8     |       6.0        8.4        8.8        2.6        0.7
   San Antonio, TX          281       215       208       111        81     |      24.0       18.1       17.2        9.0        6.6
   San Diego, CA            266       252       275       110       106     |      10.9       10.1       10.8        4.2        4.1
   San Francisco, CA        233       381       183        97        69     |      32.2       52.6       25.0       13.1        9.3
   San Jose, CA              54        28        36        34        27     |       3.6        1.9        2.4        2.2        1.8
   Seattle, WA              170       146        82        51        22     |      11.6        9.7        5.3        3.3        1.4
   St Louis, MO              25        67       136       608       908     |       6.2       16.9       34.5      154.7      231.0
   St Paul, MN                5         4         4        13        10     |       1.8        1.4        1.4        4.6        3.6
   St Petersburg, FL        465       361       222       132       154     |      55.3       42.4       25.7       15.0       17.5
   Tampa, FL                629       364       138        75        25     |      77.0       43.6       16.2        8.7        2.9
   Toledo, OH                17        64       132       143        97     |       3.7       13.8       28.5       30.8       20.9
   Tucson, AZ                18        57        28         7        32     |       2.7        8.5        4.1        1.0        4.6
   Tulsa, OK                 24        39        64        81        61     |       6.6       10.8       17.4       21.7       16.4
   Washington, DC           910     1,139       764       420       291     |     145.8      187.7      127.1       70.0       48.5
   Wichita, KS               17        20        16        10         6     |       4.2        5.0        3.9        2.4        1.4
   Yonkers, NY               35        44        50        22        11     |      18.6       23.4       26.5       11.6        5.8
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   U.S. CITY TOTAL       26,111    27,847    22,312    16,761    12,185     |      39.4       41.7       33.0       24.5       17.8
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   San Juan, PR             119       119       199       184       189     |      15.0       15.0       22.8       21.1       21.7
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   TOTAL                 26,230    27,966    22,511    16,945    12,374     |      39.1       41.4       32.9       24.5       17.9
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SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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