History of the epidemic yellow fever; at New Orleans, La., in 1853 - Softcover

Fenner, Erasmus Darwin

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ISBN 10: 1236001427 ISBN 13: 9781236001429

Verlag: RareBooksClub.com, 2012

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...of five members from each Ward, with instructions to collect contributions. Upon the adjournment of the meeting, his Honor, the Mayor invited those present to make their contributions. About eight hundred dollars were at once subscribed, the name of Franklin Pierce gracing the list, having been placed there by his request. Wm. W. Corcoran, Esq., the wealthy and whole-souled metropolitan banker, stepped forward and contributed the liberal sum of five hundred dollars. Deeply sympathizing with our afflicted friends in the commercial emporium of the south, we rejoice that a movement has been made in our city under such favorable auspices for their relief." August 28th.--Greatest Mortality.--The week ending on yesterday displays the highest mortality of the epidemic. From this period its ravages decreased; at first slowly, but in a short time very rapidly, as will hereafter be shown. I again extract from the carefully made summaries of the Picayune of this date: THE EPIDEMIC. CEMETERIES--HOSPITALS--REMARKS. "The interments in all the cemeteries of the city for the week ending at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, Saturday, 27th inst., are in detail as follows: "Interments for the twenty-four hours ending at 6 A. M. on--Total. Yellow Fever. Sunday, August 21 269 230 Monday. "22 283 239 Tuesday, "-83.M 258 220 Wednesday." 24-W-222 188 Thursday, " 25 initfMfc---218 186 Friday, 26.H, 193 151 Saturday, 21--jHf185 151 Total M 1628 1365 "Of the total interments 90 were cases where the doctor's certificate did not state the cause of death. Of these at least 77 were yellow fever cases, making the deaths by yellow fever for the week 1442. "The returns for the fourteen weeks ending yesterday at 6 A. M., since the first yellow fever de...

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• Verlag: RareBooksClub.com
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1236001427
• ISBN 13: 9781236001429
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 32