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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Report from New-York on July 13 details the smallpox situation in Boston: only about 110 cases remaining, most recovering, with cleaning efforts underway for a return to normal. Notes Boston's outbreak, despite the city's size, had fewer weekly burials than New-York's 1731 epidemic, which saw over 90 white burials in peak weeks.
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By the Boston Papers it appears, that on Monday last there were not above one hundred and ten Persons then down with the Small-pox in that Town, and most of them on the Recovery; that very few more were liable to the Distemper, and that as the Houses, Beds, &c. were all cleaning, it was hoped the Place would soon return to its former Condition. It may be worth noticing, that though Boston is near three Times as large as New-York, and the Small-pox had not been in it for many Years before, notwithstanding its going through the Place in such a short Time, yet the greatest Number of Burials in a Week, did not equal the Number of Burials in this City in the Year 1731, when upwards of 90 Whites were buried in one Week, and near the same Number in several other Weeks.
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Boston
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On Monday Last
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about 110 persons down with smallpox, most recovering; cleaning of houses and beds underway; historical comparison to new-york 1731 with over 90 white burials in peak weeks
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Based on Boston papers, smallpox cases in Boston reduced to not above 110, most recovering, few more susceptible, and place expected to return to normal soon after cleaning; outbreak passed quickly despite long absence of disease, with peak weekly burials less than New-York's 1731 epidemic