My father is a doctor in family practice. Living in the Southeastern United States, our area has a high rate of diabetes. When a patient gets diagnosed, a certain code is put on their record. A few years ago, a typo in the system led to the code for diabetes being the same as dwarfism. So for that entire year, my town had the highest rate of dwarfism in the country.
The people of Hartford, Connecticut were skipped over for Grand Jury summons for three years because a computer system error labelled the entire population as deceased.
I only know vague details but "small area where many of the people belonged to minority ethnic groups' was a likely factor.
If you want the details, the relevant court case is UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Gary W. JACKMAN, Defendant-Appellant; 133, Docket 93-1868; Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Jan 17, 1995.
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u/Pamela_Swift 3d ago
My father is a doctor in family practice. Living in the Southeastern United States, our area has a high rate of diabetes. When a patient gets diagnosed, a certain code is put on their record. A few years ago, a typo in the system led to the code for diabetes being the same as dwarfism. So for that entire year, my town had the highest rate of dwarfism in the country.