The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-15
EpidemIcs thu, Have Prevailed IN Mem.
pbls.

The following gives the dates Of al The cP.
idcmics of yellow fever, cholera aud small.
pox that have prevailed In Memphis since
ISIS, one year after il was incorporated a,
they are given IN J. NJ. Heating History
Of Memphis
yellow Fcvcr-First epidemic In 1888 dis.
tribuicd pretty generally throughout the VII.
lngc, nt that time occupying the bluff near
the Mississippi. and mainly north of Market
street over $50 eases In n population %
about zoo mortality. Gny.six recorded
deaths.
Second epidemic IN 1855. confined princl.
phlly 10 ARA south Of Union street ,~outh
Memphis and Fort pickcringl but followed
the bayou on both sides north and west tn
Wolf river. Estimated number II cases
i.2b. IN a pupuia ton Of about 1900. est.
mntcd mortality, 80.
Thirl epidemic In 1907, included arca 81
epidemic ~ ish5. aud extended north and
east Estimated number II case, 2dIl. In r.
population II Ji.Op, mortality. - a. so
Fourth epidemic ia ls,j. sprcil pretty gen.
orally throughout the city. but more severe
In northern portion 1.-THE pinch. d" chelsea
aud Eighth ward and extended east h,yuad
city limits. Estimated number uf eases.
700 out Of u population reduced hy fright
10 between 1860 aud 5000 Mortality. r..
corded between September 10 aul Nuycm.
her . last DEATH i.2IL Estimated total
mortality. from August 10. lhr,t DEATH, up
wnul ul 700.
Hnh epidemic In ls5s. no portion Of tho
c.ty or suburbs exempt Number of casos.
i5GlJ out II remaining population oi
1890. Mortality. D. 10 recorded deaths.
sixth epidemic in 1870. area In general ~
IN ISIS, except In localities dcpopulai.d by
fight o. removal 10 camps. total number u
recorded eases between July y and Nuvcm.
Der - leases occurred In DcccmbcrL I,ss2
out of ha estimated remaining population
~ 1850. " which number ~ por cent
Wcru protected IN the sense 1T having prrvi.
ously had the disease. total recorded mortal.
ity, iNj. The disease WIS brought a. the
C'ty IN several other years but was not coin.
muniuti'd 10 the inhabitants. This was
notably the case In 1873. when upward 81
eighty imported eases were treated IN
hospital nul boarding houses without any
spr'ad.
tHptEE, First appearance iu winter Of
isi2-l numbered gasrs aud mortality un.
known. bat q 30 described M having been
severe and general second epidemic iu
ISIS. said ~ have bycn between DO and iDl
caves, With mortality Of about - per cent /;
no data ol population al ihis time, but prob.
ably about . ion
Thih epidemic In 1850. estimated mum.
bcr Of cases about i,2D1, in q population OF
less Than 500 particularly severe among
river boaimcn anil The foreign population in
''thc Finch mortality said to have been
about 80 per cent
Fourth epidemic In isG5' about 600 cases.
mostly among ncErucs mortality unknown.
disease most soycrr along Jhussy street and
vicinity lime Of contact Of fifth and Gath
Naplsl
fith epidemic IN is73, about loo c,sss
with 2i6 recorded deaths entire population
i said 10 have been affected With cholofalc
dinffhca.
ln addition 20 the foregoing small pos wa.
epidemic IN lsi, and 1873, Influenza in isI2
dysenicry In ist5 (lccal. confined 10 sTbe
Finch about 900 cnyrv ini between forty
aud hny dcathsL iaundicc. cry,iiolas anil
pucrpjal fever IN 1888 and dcuguc in isl1
Prior 20 1850 diirrhcal disetsf- wrrr cscc..
siyrly prevalent attributed 10 usc of we'll and
spfing water claimed 10 have diminished ON
substitution of cistcrn water