A History of Epidemic Pestilences: From the Earliest Ages, 1495 Years Before the Birth of our Saviour to 1848: With Researches into Their Nature, Causes, and ProphylaxisBascome, Edward
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A History of Epidemic Pestilences: From the Earliest Ages, 1495 Years Before the Birth of our Saviour to 1848: With Researches into Their Nature, Causes, and Prophylaxis
Bascome, Edward
Epidemics -- History
At Erivan and Tauris one-fourth of the population were destroyed. In
Syria its ravages were extremely varied; in some localities, one-half
of the populace were carried off; whilst in others, as in Tripoli,
only one in about 200 died. At Tiflis, three-fourths of those seized
perished; at Astrachan, two-thirds were carried off. Out of 16,000
attacked in the province of Caucasus, 10,000 fell victims; at Moscow,
one-half, and at Orenburg only one-fifth of the inhabitants perished.
Out of 54,000 and upwards attacked in the Russian provinces, more than
31,000 died. In Hungary, 400,000 were said to have been seized, and
more than half were destroyed. In this country (England) and in Wales,
according to the Tables furnished by Dr. Merriman, from the Reports
sent in for the Privy Council, out of 62,000 attacked, 20,578 died.
In Ireland, out of 54,552 who were taken ill, 21,171 fell victims.
In the countries of Asia not subject to European dominion, the data
respecting the ravages of this disease were extremely vague and scanty,
although there is reason to believe that in some of them they were more
extensive than in India.
Yellow fever prevailed in various parts of the United States from
the year 1834 until 1839, especially in Charleston. The causes were
supposed to have been dependent on the extreme heat of the summer,--the
elevation of temperature having been greatly beyond what was ever
before known. The town was also crowded by strangers, who were employed
to rebuild the city after its conflagration: they were badly lodged;
and, in consequence of the high wages that were given, an immense
number of dissolute and intemperate persons were attracted to the city.
It was chiefly among this class that the disease prevailed.
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