The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-28
THE EPIDEMIC OF 1871.
Operations Of the Howard Association
of Charlie eston-The Number Of Cases
Treated-Total Number of Deaths by
Yellow Fever.

Treated-T0tal Numoer Oh Oeosh9 W
Yellow Fever.
Afnal meeting OF the executive committee
of the Howard Association was held on sattr-
dav last. in Market Hail. for the purpose OF
receiving reports of the operations OF the
association during the late epidemic.
The following report 'of Presldent Iaylof
was read
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
The philanthropic labors OF the Howard AS
sociation commenced the 29th day OF August
and terminated the 18th day OF November.
Durinr this time. the attention of most OF the
members of the board has been unremltting
to the wants of the sick.
The Office in Market Hall has been open
each day at seven O'Clock A. M. and closed at
ten o'clock P. NJ. while the clerk and managers
have been in constant attendance there to meet
promptly every application that came in proper
form. The organization has worked wen, Dnt
experience opens modes OF Improvement,
which can be adopted if we are SO unfortunate
as to be visited again with an epidemic
Contributions have been adequate TO our
wants, as has been our experience always, and
we believe our work has been OF value 10 those
among whom we labored. refer the board
to the accompanying reports Of the secretary
for full details of operations.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS H. TAYLOR, President.
The following is synopsis of the highly In
teres,ing report submitted by DR.. Geo. S. Pei
zer, the secretary of the association:
The association began its operations on the
2eth day August, and closed on the 18th day OF
November. during which time 466 indigent
persons were visited and relieved by the d.
rectors of the association. OF these 466 cases
there we're 81 colored aud 429 white; l92 were
natives of the city. 100 Of South Carolina, 80 OF
other parts of the United States. 81 OF Ger.
many, SO of Ireland, Of England, OF
There were 2s7 cases yellow fever, l07 of
brokebone and p OF other diseases; 39S oil
the cases recovered and 6S died, viz &c whites
and . colored.- Eight OF the deaths were from
''other diseases" leaving 60 deaths from yel-
low fever, during the whole epidemic, among
the patients of the association. The proper
tion in each ward was as follows:
WARD !.
Ninety-tour cases, SO white and IL colored-
80 of yellow fever, 8 of brokebone and OF
other diseases; II deaths, all white.
WARD 2.
Nineteen cases, l3 white and colored-l4
OF yellow fever; deaths, white and COL
OreS.
WARD 3.
Eighty.elght cases, SO white and colored-
81 of yellow fever, II of brokebone and IA OF
other diseases; 9 deaths, all white.
WARD 4.
Eighty-one cases, II white and 10 colored-52
of yellow fever. l6 of brokebone and l3 Of
other diseases; % deaths, all white.
WARD S.
Thirty-four cases, SO white and / colored..
% OF yellow fever. 10 Of brokebone and OF
other diseases; 5 deaths, all white.
WARD 6.
Twenty-eght cases. q white and ! colored
IL of yellow fever, Z of brokebone and Of
other diseases; 8 deaths, all white.
WARD T..
Fifty-nine cases, 81 white and colored-l9
of yellow fever, 81 of brokebone and l9 OF
other diseases; 3deaths, all white.
WARD 8.
Sixty-three cases, all white-24 yellow fever,
Is brokebone and IA other diseases; II deaths.
There were 64 nurses employed by the asso-
ciation-5l colored and l3 white. and, In ad;
dition to these, there we're nurses employed
from the families Of the sick.
The above shows the extent OF the fever
among those OF the poorer classes, who
could not afford to employ physicians and
nurses at their own expense. 1t does not in
dicate, of course, the entire extent OF the
fever, especially as the disease, during the
la'e epidemic, principally attacked those In
better circumstances. DR.. Pelzers report is
a plain exhibit of the charity and philanthropy
of our citizens, and We trust that in such a
cause the president may always report thai
the contributions have been adequate to the
wants of the ssociation.
The Total Mortality.
The following table shows the total number
of deaths from yellow fever in the present
year as compared with the mortality in the
epidemics of 1854, 1856 and 1858. There were
six deaths more in 1877 than in 1856, the
mildest of three former epidemics, but the
table shows that the increased mortality In
the present year was altogether in the latter
part Of the season. From October IA to No
vember ls. 1856, there were only thirty.one
deaths, while for the same period in 1871
there were seyensy-six deaths. Indeed, the
fever showed its greatest strength just at the
time when, according to precedent. 1t should
have been on it's last legs.
1854. 1856. 1858. 1871.
Week ending:
August 12......... o
August ls......... 2s
August 26. 70 SS
September 2....... 26 10 I3
September 9....... 10 10 leg u
September 16. 6....... 127 "a 128
September 2S....... 1l8 "a S6 80