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Foreign News
January 16, 1863
The Manitowoc Pilot
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
In Lancashire, England, famine is compounded by spreading relapsing typhus, known as 'famine fever.' The London Lancet reports cases have doubled in the past fortnight amid widespread dearth.
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PLAGUE ADDED TO FAMINE - Fever is added to the famine in the Lancashire district in England. The London Lancet, a good medical authority, says:
The relapsing typhus the formidable "famine fever," the dire, pestilential concomitant of wide spread and prolonged dearth, is slowly but surely extending its ravages among the population of the town. Within the past fortnight the number of cases of this malady have been doubled: and the history of the outbreak throughout, so far as we have as yet ascertained the particulars, is most significant of the failure.
The relapsing typhus the formidable "famine fever," the dire, pestilential concomitant of wide spread and prolonged dearth, is slowly but surely extending its ravages among the population of the town. Within the past fortnight the number of cases of this malady have been doubled: and the history of the outbreak throughout, so far as we have as yet ascertained the particulars, is most significant of the failure.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Lancashire Famine
Typhus Fever
Famine Fever
London Lancet
Disease Outbreak
Where did it happen?
Lancashire District, England
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Lancashire District, England
Event Date
Within The Past Fortnight
Outcome
number of cases doubled
Event Details
Relapsing typhus, the 'famine fever,' is extending its ravages among the population due to widespread and prolonged dearth in the town; cases have doubled in the past fortnight, indicating failure in containment.