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The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
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In Raleigh, N.C., unusual sickness this season prompts citizens to plan a meeting to investigate causes and prevent recurrence. A report details 817 cases of sickness and 87 deaths from July 1 to October 10 among a population of 2183, with 9 more deaths since. The disease is bilious fever of remittent and intermittent character.
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Raleigh, (N. C.) Oct. 25--In consequence of the unusual prevalence of sickness in our city this season, the citizens contemplate a meeting for the purpose of enquiring into the cause, and to adopt such measures as will most likely (if the cause be local, as is strongly suspected) prevent a recurrence. With a view of affording means of facilitating an investigation so important to the happiness and interest of the inhabitants, a gentleman of the town has made a report, exhibiting the number of deaths and cases of sickness which have occurred since the commencement of this season of affliction, in each ward respectively.
Below is represented an abstract from that report, shewing the total population of the place, the number of deaths of every description (excepting those who came to the town sick and died, not belonging to the place) and the number of sick from the 1st July to 10th October.
The number sick, 817
The number of deaths 87
Population on 10th Oct. 2183.
Since the 10th inst. there have been 9 deaths--4 adults, and 5 infants. To prevent misstatements, we think proper here to mention, that the disease which has caused this fatality, is a bilious fever of the remittent and intermittent character.
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Raleigh, (N. C.)
Event Date
1st July To 10th October
Outcome
the number sick, 817; the number of deaths 87; population on 10th oct. 2183. since the 10th inst. there have been 9 deaths--4 adults, and 5 infants.
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In consequence of the unusual prevalence of sickness in our city this season, the citizens contemplate a meeting for the purpose of enquiring into the cause, and to adopt such measures as will most likely (if the cause be local, as is strongly suspected) prevent a recurrence. With a view of affording means of facilitating an investigation so important to the happiness and interest of the inhabitants, a gentleman of the town has made a report, exhibiting the number of deaths and cases of sickness which have occurred since the commencement of this season of affliction, in each ward respectively. Below is represented an abstract from that report, shewing the total population of the place, the number of deaths of every description (excepting those who came to the town sick and died, not belonging to the place) and the number of sick from the 1st July to 10th October. To prevent misstatements, we think proper here to mention, that the disease which has caused this fatality, is a bilious fever of the remittent and intermittent character.