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5. An account of the contagious epidemic yellow fever, which prevailed in Philadelphia in the summer and autumn of 1797: comprising the questions of its causes and domestic origin, characters, medical treatment, and preventives

Author(s):
Pascalis Ouviere, Felix, 1762-1833
Publication:
Philadelphia : From the press of Snowden & M'Corkle, no. 47, North Fourth-Street, 1798
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
Philadelphia -- epidemiology

8. 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

Author(s):
Seaman, Valentine, 1770-1817
Publication:
New-York : Printed by Hopkins, Webb & Co. no. 40, Pine-Street, 1796
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
History, 18th Century
New York City

10. An account of the malignant fever, lalely [sic] prevalent in the city of New-York

Author(s):
Hardie, James, 1758-1826
Publication:
New-York : Printed by Hurtin and M'Farlane, at the Literary Printing Office, no. 29 Gold-Street, and sold by the author, no. 1 Rider-Street ; by John Low, at the Shakespeare's Head, no. 332 Water-Street, the other booksellers, and the printers, 1799
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
Mortality
New York City -- epidemiology

11. An account of the malignant fever, which prevailed in the city of New-York, during the autumn of 1805: Containing, 1. The proceedings of the Board of Health ... : 2. The rise, progress, and decline of the late epidemic : 3. An account of the Marine and Bellevue Hospitals ... : 4. Record of deaths, &c. &c. : 5. Opinion of several eminent physicians, respecting the cause of malignant fever ... : 6. The situation of the convicts in the state-prison ... : 7. Desultory observations andreflections. : 8. The various modes of cure

Author(s):
Hardie, James, 1758-1826
Publication:
New-York : Printed by Southwick & Hardcastle ..., 1805
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
New York City
New York (N.Y.). Board of Health.

16. An account of the yellow fever, which occurred in the city of New-York, in the year 1822: to which is prefixed a brief sketch of the different pestilential diseases with which this city was afflicted, in the years 1798, 1799, 1803 & 1805 : with the opinion of several of our most eminent physicians respecting the origin of the disease, its prevention and cure : to which is added a correct list of all the deaths by yellow fever during the late season, taken from official documents

Author(s):
Hardie, James, 1758-1826
Publication:
New-York : Printed by Samuel Marks, 1822
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever -- epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
New York City -- epidemiology

17. An accurate list of persons who have died of the malignant fever in this city: including those at Bellevue, &c. from July 29, to October 29, with the date of their deaths, also of the different places where the deaths occurred, and the number that died in each street

Author(s):
New York (N.Y.). Committee of Health.
Publication:
[New York] : Printed by L. Jones, no. 55, Pine Street, [1803]
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
New York City -- epidemiology

27. Asiatic cholera

Author(s):
Dake, J. P. (Jabez Philander), 1827-1894
Publication:
Philadelphia : Boericke & Tafel, [1890?]
Subject(s):
Cholera
Disease Outbreaks

28. A brief account of the epidemical fever which lately prevailed in the city of New York: with the different proclamations, reports and letters of Gov. Jay, Gov. Mifflin, the Health Committee of New York, &c. upon the subject : to which is added, an accurate list of the names of those who have died of the disease, from July 29, to Nov. 1

Author(s):
Davis, Matthew L. (Matthew Livingston), 1773-1850
Publication:
New York : Printed and sold by Matthew L. Davis, no. 151 Water street, 1795
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
New York City

32. A brief history of the late expedition against Fort San Juan, so far as it relates to the diseases of the troops: together with some observations on climate, infection and contagion; and several of the endemial complaints of the West-Indies

Author(s):
Dancer, Thomas.
Publication:
Kingston [Jamaica] : Printed by D. Douglass & W. Aikman ; and sold by them at the Royal Gazette Printing-Office, and at Wm. Aikman's shop in Kingston ; by Alexander Aikman, in Spanish-Town ; and by James Fannin, printer in Montego-Bay, 1781
Subject(s):
Military Medicine
Disease Outbreaks
Climate
West Indies -- epidemiology

36. The cholera beacon, being a treatise on the epidemic cholera as it appeared in Upper Canada, in 1832-4: with a plain and practical description of the first grade, or premonitory symptoms and the various forms of attack, by which the disease may be detected in its curable stage : together with directions for successful treatment : designed for popular instruction

Author(s):
Stimson, Elam, 1792-1869
Publication:
Dundas [Ontario] : Printed by G.H. Hackstaff, 1835
Subject(s):
Cholera
Disease Outbreaks
Ontario -- epidemiology

54. A discourse, delivered on the 26th of November, 1795: being the day recommended by the governor of the state of New-York to be observed as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, on account of the removal of an epidemic fever, and for other national blessings

Author(s):
Linn, William, 1752-1808
Publication:
New-York : Printed by T. and J. Swords, no. 99 Pearl-Street, 1795
Subject(s):
Disease Outbreaks
Yellow Fever
Religion
New York

57. A dissertation on the causes, preventives, and remedies of plague, yellow fever, cholera, dysentery, and other pestilential, epidemic, or contagious diseases: respectfully proposed to the consideration of the governments, magistrates, philanthropists, beneficent societies, boards of health, medical societies, physicians, and inhabitants of all nations and countries on the globe : containing outlines of a new, uniform, physiological system of medical science and practice. Predicated on the known laws of nature and chemical affinity

Author(s):
Torrey, Jesse, active 1787-1834
Publication:
Philadelphia : Sold by J. Grigg ... and booksellers generally, throughout the United States, printed by S. Probasco, 1832
Subject(s):
Communicable Diseases
Disease Outbreaks
Public Health

60. The effect of the nitrous vapour, in preventing and destroying contagion: ascertained, from a variety of trials, made chiefly by surgeons of His Majesty's Navy, in prisons, hospitals, and on board of ships : with an introduction respecting the nature of the contagion, which gives rise to the jail or hospital fever ; and the various methods formerly employed to prevent or destroy this

Author(s):
Smyth, James Carmichael, 1741-1821
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed by Budd and Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, no 41, South Second Street, 1799
Subject(s):
Nitrous Acid -- therapeutic use
Disease Outbreaks
Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne -- prevention & control
Military Medicine

67. An essay on the bilious epidemic fever, prevailing in the state of New-York: to which are added, a letter from Dr. James Mann, hospital-surgeon ; and a dissertation by Dr. John Stearns, delivered before the state medical society, on the same subject ; with notes and observations on these productions

Author(s):
Yates, Christopher C., 1778?-1848
Publication:
Albany : Printed by H. C. Southwick, no. 73, State-Street, 1813
Subject(s):
Disease Outbreaks
Fever
Military Medicine
New York -- epidemiology

68. An essay on the bilious epidemic fever, prevailing in the state of New-York: to which is added, a letter from Dr. James Mann, surgeon-general to the Army; and a dissertation by Dr. John Stearns, delivered before the state medical society,on the same subject ; with notes and observations on these productions

Author(s):
Yates, Christopher C., 1778?-1848
Publication:
Albany : Printed by H. C. Southwick, no. 73 State-Street, 1813
Subject(s):
Disease Outbreaks
Fever
Military Medicine
New York -- epidemiology

72. An essay on the prevailing, or yellow-fever, of 1817: together with preliminary observations, and an enquiry into the causes which produced it : also, a brief view of the effect of certain poisons on the animal economy, compared with those of the specific gaseous poison of the yellow-fever

Author(s):
Shecut, John L. E. W. (John Linnaeus Edward Whitridge), 1770-1836
Publication:
Charleston [S.C.] : Printed by A.E. Miller ..., Nov. 1817
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
South Carolina

74. Exámen analitico-critico acerca de la Breve noticia sobre la fiebre amarilla en Rio Janeiro, por el Dr. Bentos de Carvalho é Souza, miembro corresponsal de la Sociedad de Medicina Montevideana etc: publica en el Tomo primero fas. segundo de los Anales de esta

Author(s):
Odicini, B. (Bartolomé), author
Publication:
Montevideo : Imprenta Liberal, 1854
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever -- prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks
Sanitation
Brazil
Souza, Bentos de Carvalho é.

83. An inaugural dissertation on the bilious malignant fever: bead at a public examination, held by the medical professors, before the Rev. Joseph Willard, S.T.D. president, and the governors in the university at Cambridge, for the degree of Bachelor in Medicine, July 10, 1797

Author(s):
Brown, Samuel, 1768-1805
Publication:
[Boston] : Printed at Boston by Manning & Loring, 1797
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
Boston -- epidemiology

84. An inaugural dissertation on the effects of contagion upon the human body: being an attempt to ascertain its mode of operation, with a few observations on the proper method of preventing and curing febrile contagious diseases ; submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing, S.T.P. provost, the medical professors and trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, on the 19th day of May 1794

Author(s):
Condict, Lewis, 1773-1862
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed by William W. Woodward, 1794
Subject(s):
Disease Outbreaks

85. An inaugural dissertation on the malignant fever: which prevailed in the city of New-York during the months of August, September, and October, in the year 1791 : submitted to the examination of the Rev. William Linn ..., and to the Trustees and faculty of Queen's College, New-Jersey, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, with the rights and immunities thereunto appertaining

Author(s):
Addoms, Jonas Smith, fl. 1792
Publication:
New-York : Printed by T. and J. Swords, no. 27, William-Street, 1792
Subject(s):
Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne
Disease Outbreaks
New York City

86. An inaugural dissertation on the scarlatina anginosa, as it prevailed in this city: submitted to the public examination of the faculty of physic, under the authority of the trustees of Columbia College in the state of New-York : William Samuel Johnson, LL.D. president; for the degree of Doctor of Physic ; on the thirtieth day of April, 1793

Author(s):
Taylor, Willett, -1811
Publication:
New-York : Printed by T. and J. Swords, printers to the faculty of physic of Columbia College, no. 27, William-Street, 1793
Subject(s):
Scarlet Fever
Disease Outbreaks

87. An inaugural dissertation, shewing in what manner pestilential vapours acquire their acid quality, and how this is neutralized and destroyed by alkalies: submitted to the public examination of the faculty of physic, under the authority of the trustees of Columbia College, in the state of New-York, William Samuel Johnson, LL.D. president ; for the degree of Doctor of Physic, on the 2d day of May, 1798

Author(s):
Lent, Adolph C.
Publication:
New-York : Printed by T. & J. Swords, printers to the faculty of physic of Columbia College, no. 99 Pearl-Street, 1798
Subject(s):
Alkalies
Disease Outbreaks

88. An inaugural essay, on the inflammatory bilious fever: as it appeared in the vicinity of Lancaster, in the summer and autumn of 1804 : for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, submitted to the examination of the Reverend John Andrews ..., the Trustees, and medical professors of the University of Pennsylvania, on the 21st day of April, 1806

Author(s):
Cunningham, Robert M.
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed by P. K. Wagner ..., 1806
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
Pennsylvania

92. An inquiry into the various sources of the usual forms of summer & autumnal disease in the United States, and the means of preventing them: to which are added, Facts, intended to prove the yellow fever not to be contagious

Author(s):
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Publication:
Philadelphia : Published by J. Conrad & Co., Philadelphia; M. & J. Conrad & Co., Baltimore; Rapin, Conrad, & Co., Washington; Somervell & Conrad, Petersburg; and Bonsal, Conrad, & Co., Norfolk; printed by T. & G. Palmer ..., 1805
Subject(s):
Disease Outbreaks
Yellow Fever -- transmission
United States

96. A lecture on epidemic diseases generally, and particularly the spasmodic cholera: delivered in the city of New York, March, 1832, and repeated June, 1832, and in Albany, July 4, 1832, and in New York, June, 1833 : with an appendix, containing several testimonials, and a review of Beaumont's experiments on the gastric juice

Author(s):
Graham, Sylvester, 1794-1851
Publication:
Boston : Published by David Cambell ..., 1838
Subject(s):
Cholera
Disease Outbreaks

97. Letter from the secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by direction of the governor, relative to the late malignant fever: and report of the Board of Managers, of the Marine and City Hospitals, in reply

Author(s):
Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed by Thomas and Samuel F. Bradford, no. 8, South Front Street, 1798
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
Philadelphia

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