The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-09-07
New Orleans in 1853.
n. O. Picayune..

ACCUIuluB W Iuo OulICu CCAICo VOW
sus the population of New Orleans 10
1850 was l2O,747, which in 1853 had
increased to l54,l32 The last pre-.
cedjng epidemic was in l847, from
which date to 1853 the increase in
population was about $500, besides
an estimated floating or transient
population Of about 5000, giving an
anaclimated population Of nearly So
500. The total population suscepti-
bic of yellow fever was then estima-
ted at 10000, counting those who
had escaped in l847, though liable.
During the SIMMER of 1853, occord-
ing to such records as could be oh.
tanned and the opinions of experien-
ced citizens, about $4,000 people left
the city, reducing the population
then here to about 125, 900.
The montbely returns from all Of
the cemeteries of interments in that
year we're in January 5l6, February
487, March 500, April SO, May GIG,
June 666, July 1882, August 629s,
September 1901, October 700, Novem-
ber 747, December 759. Total 49,
So. OF these bu1ials 1868 were
within city limits.
The total mortality in 1853 was 49,
633, of which 7549 were from yellow
fever. The deaths from this disease
we're l ia January, 2 in May, 81 in
June, 1921 in July, 5l33 in August,
962 ID September, 'l47 in October, %
in November and 4 in December, OF
the victims 52s93 were .,xhits, males,
2475 white females, Their, ages were
under one mouth 2, under one year
80, under S years 1877, from ton. 70
twenty years 1898, from twenty to
thirty 1910, from thirty to forty 1898,
from forty to fifty 436, from fifty to
sixty 1870, from sixty to seventy 81,
from seventy to eighty u.s., from
eighty to ninety 3; not stated 525.
Eighty seven were born in New Or
leans, % in Gulf StatesyA In North
Carolina, Virginia and &, Maryland, 63
in North States, 7 10 British
America, 122 10 Great Britain, 1912 in
Ireland, 1909 in Germany, 27l ia
France, 48 in Holland, 80 in Austris,
Poland, Prussia and Denmark, 46 10
Spain. The total deaths of natives
Of Ireland from all diseases were 1861
and of natives Of Germany 1893. IN
The deaths from cholera in 1853
were sos. From variQns epidemic
fevers the deaths we're 589, from co.,
sumption 765, from various nervous
diseases ll6l, from sunstroke q, sui
eide Ii. The deaths of children un-
der five years of.age were $3.50.
The total nomber Of cases Of gel
low fever at tie Charity Hospiatal in
| 1853 was 1912 with 1880 death. The
| Howard Association had charge Of
1858 cases, 1852 deaths. At the Mai.
500 de Sante 335 cases, 81 deaths. AT
the Luzenberg Hospital $50 cases, 79
deaths. At the four Board Of Health
land Howard Inhrmaries 26l6 cases
1892 deaths. Iu the City Workhouse
there were 80 cases, IA deatAs. City
Prison 80 cases, S deaths. At thu
Boys Orphan Asylum 50 cases, Z: ::
deaths. At the Camp Street Female
Orphan Asylum 81 cases., 4 deaths
At the Poydras Asylum SO cases, 9
deaths. At the Circus street 1nfirmarJ
(estimated) 800 cases, 100 deaths
The cases in 7the'~private practice
numbered 953t, deaths 1851. Tota
cases recorded in the report of thu
commission 29, O20; total deaths 8]Ol
or 81 81 per cent. or at the rate o
100 deaths to 356 cases. -