An account of the epidemic yellow fever, as it appeared in the city of New-York in the year 1795 : containing, besides its history, &c., the most probable means of preventing its return, and of avoiding it, in case it should again become epidemic / by Valentine Seaman, M.D. one of the physicians of the health committee of New-York in 1795.

  • Seaman, Valentine, 1770-1817.
Date:
1796
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Credit: An account of the epidemic yellow fever, as it appeared in the city of New-York in the year 1795 : containing, besides its history, &c., the most probable means of preventing its return, and of avoiding it, in case it should again become epidemic / by Valentine Seaman, M.D. one of the physicians of the health committee of New-York in 1795. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mufquetoes were never before known, by the old- eft inhabitants, to have been fo numerous as at this feafon, efpecially in the fouth-eaftern part of the city ; they were particularly troubleiome to foreign- ers, many of whom, had thofe parts of their bodies that were expofed to them, covered with blifters from their venomous operations. Our fummer fruits in general were no ways extra- ordinary ; water-melons particularly, from the wet- nefs of the feafon, were very flamy and infipid. It was remarked that many laborers employed at the different buildings, gave out at their work, from the exceffive heat of the weather. An unufual number of perfons fuffered in the warm part of the feventh and eighth months, from drinking cold water j and feveral fell down and died in the Sreets, whofe deaths were affigned to that caufe, when it more probably was induced by an apo- plexy, brought on by the exceffive heat of the fun; one cafe came und^r my particular obfervation which was certainly of that kind, although currently report- ed otherwife. The cholera infantum, was very common in i^ie early part of the fixth month, and increafed as the weather became warmer. Bilious cholics and dyfen- teries became very prevalent in the feventh and eighth months. At this time alfo the cholera morbus carried off a number of grown perfons. In the beginning of the ninth month, the meifles made their appearance, but they fuddenly vanifhed with the above mentioned difeafes, as ioon as the yellow fever had fpread itfelf among us: I did not