02592cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910001120012624501460023826400510038430000470043533600260048233700260050833800360053450000310057050801880060152013440078953400450213365300380217885600430221699900190225963408UtSlPG20260610134448.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a35034538  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRC1 aMobile. Committee on Causes and Extent of the Late Extraordinary Sickness and Mortality in the Townq(Ala.)10aReport of the committee appointed to investigate the causes and extent of the late extraordinary sickness and mortality in the town of Mobile 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-10-08  aProduced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)  a"Report of the committee appointed to investigate the causes and extent of the late extraordinary sickness and mortality in the town of Mobile" is a scientific publication authored by a committee of individuals in 1820. This report examines a significant outbreak of sickness and mortality in Mobile, Alabama, likely during the early 19th century. The document focuses on analyzing local health and environmental conditions to understand the reasons behind the notable occurrences of fever and disease within the town.  The report meticulously outlines the various contributing factors to the outbreak, identifying neglected sanitary conditions across the town, particularly around the wharves and docks. The committee presents evidence of stagnant water, decayed organic matter, and other refuse that accumulated due to poor maintenance and extreme weather conditions. They elaborate on how these factors, coupled with a specific series of weather events—a drought followed by heavy rains—created a breeding ground for epidemic diseases like yellow fever. Emphasizing the human element, the authors express concern over the behaviors of the populace and the lack of medical care that exacerbated the situation, ultimately leading to a prolonged state of sickness and high mortality rates. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aYellow fever -- Alabama -- Mobile40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63408  c104232d104232