An account of the yellow fever, which occurred in the city of New-York, in the year 1822 : To which is prefixed a brief sketch of the different pestilential diseases, with which this city was afflicted, in the years 1798, 1799, 1803 & 1805, with the opinion of several of our most eminent physicians, respecting the origin of the disease, its prevention and cure. To which is added a correct list of all the deaths by yellow fever during the late season, taken from official documents / by James Hardie.

  • Hardie, James, 1758-1826.
Date:
1822
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Credit: An account of the yellow fever, which occurred in the city of New-York, in the year 1822 : To which is prefixed a brief sketch of the different pestilential diseases, with which this city was afflicted, in the years 1798, 1799, 1803 & 1805, with the opinion of several of our most eminent physicians, respecting the origin of the disease, its prevention and cure. To which is added a correct list of all the deaths by yellow fever during the late season, taken from official documents / by James Hardie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tw valuable citizens. That they cannot sufficiently regret, that they had reason to renew their remonstrances on this subject, and that its present situation was likely to be productive of still greater evils than those of last year. They added, that several persons had sickened in the neighbourhood of these unfinished grounds within a week and with symptoms strikingly characteristic of yellow fe- ver, and they recommended, that the Common Council would appoint-two of their members, with whom they {the Commissioners) would meet, at an eatly hour, on the ensuing morning, to concert measures adapted to the emergency of the case. The board very cheerfully com- plied with this recommendation, and such measures were immediately adopted as were deemed most likely to check the progress of the growing malady; but it had now tak- ing so deep root, that it could neither be eradicated nor checked by human means. _ On the same day (6th August) the Commissioncrs is- sued an advertisement, notifying their determination to out the laws in force against those, who should neglect te keep the streets clean before their respective doors, &c. adding that the Street Inspectors were directed to report all offences of this nature to the Police, and that the pen- alty against offenders would be rigidly exacted. On the 12th, 13th and 14th of August, there were heavy showers of rain; that on the 14th commenced at four in the morning, and continued without intermission until nine with considerablethunder. ‘The quantity which fell, during these five hours, was supposed to have been greater than had, at any time, fallen, during the same space of time, for many years. ‘The streets were cov- ered with waiter in many places knee deep, and a vast number of cellars were filled with it. It was, at the time, generally, believed, that this ex-~ cessive rain and thunder would haye so purified the air, that the city would, ina few days, be totally exempt from any cases of this disorder; but, alas! our expecta- tions were dreadfully disappointed. It is well known, that stagnant water in confined places, during hot wea- ther will, in a few days, exhale a pestilential vapour, which, if it does not generate, will certainly propagate or