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Foreign News
October 26, 1764
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In Naples on July 21, new hospitals erected via public subscription by high-ranking ladies have reduced daily epidemic deaths from 500 to 130, in a city of 370,000-380,000 residents increased by famine refugees from nearby provinces.
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NAPLES, July 21.
Great numbers of unhappy objects still continuing to die in the houses and streets, whose bodies infect the air; to obviate this inconveniency, new hospitals have been erected to receive all poor objects, supported by public subscription, set on foot by some Ladies of high rank. Since these prudent precautions, the number of dead people which amounted before to 500 in a day, is reduced to 130; and though this is a great number, it must be considered that the Inhabitants of this city are computed from 370,000 to 380,000, and that these were considerably increased by the great number of poor, whom the fear of famine forced hither from the neighbouring provinces for relief.
Great numbers of unhappy objects still continuing to die in the houses and streets, whose bodies infect the air; to obviate this inconveniency, new hospitals have been erected to receive all poor objects, supported by public subscription, set on foot by some Ladies of high rank. Since these prudent precautions, the number of dead people which amounted before to 500 in a day, is reduced to 130; and though this is a great number, it must be considered that the Inhabitants of this city are computed from 370,000 to 380,000, and that these were considerably increased by the great number of poor, whom the fear of famine forced hither from the neighbouring provinces for relief.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Naples Epidemic
Hospitals
Death Toll Reduction
Famine Refugees
Public Subscription
Where did it happen?
Naples
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Naples
Event Date
July 21
Outcome
daily deaths reduced from 500 to 130
Event Details
Great numbers dying in houses and streets, bodies infecting air; new hospitals erected for poor, supported by public subscription initiated by high-ranking ladies; population 370,000-380,000, increased by famine refugees from neighboring provinces.