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Domestic News
October 5, 1801
The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
In New York, amid reports of sudden deaths raising health fears, the Mayor sent the resident physician to inspect vulnerable areas; no yellow or malignant fever was found, only few fever cases.
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New York, Sept. 30, 1801.
In consequence of some unfavorable reports which a few sudden deaths had set in motion, the Mayor, we understand, requested the resident physician to visit those parts of the city which were said to be unhealthy--He did so--and we are happy in stating that the result was in the highest degree flattering. In the wide range of his visits, which embraced all those portions of the town, where poverty, filth and crowded hovels seemed to threaten the most danger, and therefore required the strictest scrutiny--the resident Physician, we learn, found but few cases of fever, and not a single case marked distinctly with the characters and symptoms of yellow or malignant fever.
D. A.
In consequence of some unfavorable reports which a few sudden deaths had set in motion, the Mayor, we understand, requested the resident physician to visit those parts of the city which were said to be unhealthy--He did so--and we are happy in stating that the result was in the highest degree flattering. In the wide range of his visits, which embraced all those portions of the town, where poverty, filth and crowded hovels seemed to threaten the most danger, and therefore required the strictest scrutiny--the resident Physician, we learn, found but few cases of fever, and not a single case marked distinctly with the characters and symptoms of yellow or malignant fever.
D. A.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
New York Health
Yellow Fever
Physician Inspection
Sudden Deaths
Where did it happen?
New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Event Date
Sept. 30, 1801
Outcome
few cases of fever, no cases of yellow or malignant fever
Event Details
Due to reports of sudden deaths, the Mayor requested the resident physician to inspect unhealthy parts of the city. The physician visited areas of poverty, filth, and crowded hovels, finding few fevers and no yellow or malignant fever.