When was it published?

November 23, 1832 in Phenix Gazette

Domestic News November 23, 1832

Phenix Gazette

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Cholera, Mortality, United States, Canada, Tanner, Epidemic, Outbreak

Alexandria, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Table from Mr. Tanner's work comparing cholera mortality across principal US and Canadian cities, showing start dates, cases, deaths, and duration in days.

Merged-components note: The table component contains the cholera statistics referenced in the preceding text about Mr. Tanner's work, forming a single coherent news item on cholera mortality.

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We extract the following table from Mr. Tanner's new work on the Cholera. It affords a comparative view of the mortality of the pestilence at each of the principal cities in the United States and Canada. The first column shows the time of the commencement—the second, the number of cases—the third, the number of deaths—and the last, its continuance at each place.

Places.	Date.	Cases.	Deaths.	Days
New York,	July 3	678	2314	59
Quebec,	June 8	5783	2050	86
Montreal,	June 9	4083	1842	85
Philadelphia,	June 27	2289	746	43
Baltimore,	Aug 10	——	649	42
Abany,	July 3	1144	406	61
Nortfulk,	July 24	——	405	49
Brooklyn,	July 11	457	191	69
Portsmouth, Va.	July 24	393	183	58
Utica,	Aug 12	464	177	27
York, Canada,	June 24	409	172	62
Washington, D.C.	Aug. 7	660	168	31
Baltimore, N.Y.	July 15	343	144	55
Rochester, N.Y.	July 23	436	135	48
Poughkeepsie,	Aug 3	212	102	28
Kingston, Can	June 20	202	91	71
Sergen, N.Y.	July 15	197	80	56
Caughne-newsga,	June 13	225	68	33
Newark,	July 6	143	64	56
Sing Sing,	July 17	381	162	50
Ogelesburg,	June 18	158	49	62
New Brunswick,	July 14	174	42	47
Richmond, Va.	Sept. 7	81	40	15
Washington, De	Aug 7	87	58	24
Boston,	Aug 15	28	24	50
New Haven,	July 11	44	17	50

What sub-type of article is it?

Disease Or Epidemic

What keywords are associated?

Cholera Mortality United States Canada Tanner Epidemic Outbreak

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Tanner

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Mr. Tanner

Outcome

comparative mortality data: e.g., new york 2314 deaths over 59 days; quebec 2050 deaths over 86 days; total deaths across cities exceed 10,000.

Event Details

Table from Mr. Tanner's work providing comparative view of cholera outbreak: commencement dates, number of cases, deaths, and duration in days for principal cities in United States and Canada.