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ly in a state of nature.
neos and Mortality of


table


nees


Lorts, and


oaost
oti t


page


among


embracing,


163,


t


eption of the


northern


Florida than in


division, tl


any other classes of


in a great measure, to "its bping
" In the Statistical Report of the
the U. S. Army" from 1856 to 1860,


which


troops


exhibits


stationed


especially,


unhealthy part of the


year


Where were


died.


They


19,31,2;


but four


could


those


to account


cases


hardly


as regards


peninsula.


death 119,


of congestive


have


mortality
e interior
the former,


number
or 0.61


fever, tone


been


with in other Southern States.


very


unfavorable


circumstances


gulf


cae8s
cent.


of which


severe


char-


we take


surround-


thegmall commands scattered over this area, the bad water,


toor fo d


small


times, hard work, and


percentage of


although the
diseases of


cases


kinds


mortality


continuous


is remarkable,


reported for treatment


were


very


amenable


exposure,


shows


that


are numerous,* the


treatment and


4- 1 857' there has been no yellow fever in East Florida, except two or three
' ,~ses brought to Gainsville a few years ago from Pensacola, where it is apt to
.'. bbi conveyed from Havana, until last summer, at which time all the conditions
 :lfor its spread were more, perhaps more, rife than they had ever been. Both
 V:- enrandina and Jacksonville were in a most unsanitary condition, when a
 Sope, through a careless quarantine, was brought into the former place; so
 a period of exemption having naturally caused a great relaxation in
 llain ce. The severe lesson which these cities have received will insure strict
 j ntipn to quarantine regulations for some years to come. The authorities
 of Yrf ksonville have been prompt and liberal in voting a large appropriation,
 tyad.have already made extensive sanitary improvements, and the work still
 l te on. It is hoped and expected that next winter will find these cities as
 -m^ from fevers of all kinds as usual at this season. It is a remarkable fact,
 |l indicates how littlee yellow fever is disposed to spread in Florida, that in
 s, ,e~avet1 tonthl during which it prevailed in Jacksonville, with unre-
 '.ed intercourse (except during a brief period with Palatka), with all
 along the river, steamers plying to and fro daily with freight and pae-
 bota single case occurred at any point along the St. Johns south of
 ile, aad only one case, as far as I am aware, on any boat. This
 Si the person of the pilot of the Volusia, while I was on board. He
 Io-h residence in JIackonville, and died there. In 1857 a few cases
 S,'ti this place, but, though no precautions were observed, it did
 la.a other Derson. The recent epidemic did not attack a very


$Jscksonville, and the e
debbaed for soSe time b
W of ie e wae 1i.gst
 aa ve been .bletq


iiency of declaring the
e afuthoriS"eo. At Fer-
at 1,200), the mbrtlity
n, indicating 'a compar.-


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