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Domestic News
February 18, 1831
Daily Richmond Whig
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
In Louisville, Health Officer John P. Declary reports to the Mayor and City Council that 60 new smallpox cases were admitted to the hospital since his last report, with 21 deaths (5 due to typhus). Total since hospital's erection: 116 cases and 36 deaths. The disease has been stationary for five weeks, mainly affecting non-residents.
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Louisville, Feb. 5.
To his Honor, the Mayor, and the Honorable, the City Council, of the City of Louisville:
Gentlemen: —I have to state, that since my last report to your honorable body, sixty new cases have been admitted into the Small Pox Hospital. Of this number, twenty-one have died—five of these deaths are mainly attributable to typhus fever, the consequence of the preceding infection.
The whole number of cases admitted since the erection of the house, has been one hundred and sixteen—the number of deaths thirty six.
The disease for the last five weeks seems to have remained stationary. The larger proportion of cases admitted have been confined to way-faring persons, not residents of the city.
JOHN P. DECLARY, M. D.
Health Officer of the city of Louisville.
Feb 4th, 1831
To his Honor, the Mayor, and the Honorable, the City Council, of the City of Louisville:
Gentlemen: —I have to state, that since my last report to your honorable body, sixty new cases have been admitted into the Small Pox Hospital. Of this number, twenty-one have died—five of these deaths are mainly attributable to typhus fever, the consequence of the preceding infection.
The whole number of cases admitted since the erection of the house, has been one hundred and sixteen—the number of deaths thirty six.
The disease for the last five weeks seems to have remained stationary. The larger proportion of cases admitted have been confined to way-faring persons, not residents of the city.
JOHN P. DECLARY, M. D.
Health Officer of the city of Louisville.
Feb 4th, 1831
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Smallpox
Hospital
Louisville
Deaths
Typhus
Health Officer
What entities or persons were involved?
John P. Declary
Where did it happen?
Louisville
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Louisville
Event Date
Feb 4th, 1831
Key Persons
John P. Declary
Outcome
60 new cases admitted, 21 deaths (5 from typhus fever); total 116 cases, 36 deaths
Event Details
Report on smallpox admissions to the Small Pox Hospital since last report; disease stationary for last five weeks, mostly affecting way-faring persons not residents of the city