The Cholera Epidemic of 1873 in the United States (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER V. NAEEATIVE OF CHOLEEA EPIDEMIC OF 1873 IN THE UNITED STATES. In submitting the narrative of the epidemic of cholera, as it occurred in the United States during the year 1873, it has been thought best to present as distinct groups the cases of the disease that occurred in each Commonwealth. The order of the narrative is governed by the dates at which the initial cases at each locality occurred; for which reason the history of the epidemic as it affected each county is presented as a distinct paper. We have endeavored so far as was in our power to present the views of the gentlemen who witnessed the demonstrations of the disease; and herewith present several most valuable contributions from physicians who resided within the area of infection. The dates of all initial cases have been subjected to a rigid scrutiny, and it is believed that those presented are absolutely correct. We submit a table of the dates of the initial cases of cholera in each State which was included in the area of infection. This table demonstrates the erratic course of the epidemic, and it is suggested that in it will be found a strong argument in favor of the portability of the disease. Louisiana February 9. Mississippi April 8. Arkansas April 14. Tennessee April 15. Illinois May 2. Missouri May 11. Kentucky May 21. Ohio May 27. Indianaa May 29. Alabama June 3. West Virginia June 9. Georgia July 2. Minnesota July 3. Pennsylvania August 1. Texas August 1. Iowa August 14. Utah August 18. Dakota August 25. New York September 10. It is a matter of regret that fall information could not be obtained from all points of the area of infection. The extensive inundation of the States of Louisiana and Mississippi, together with the...