An historic sketch of the causes, progress, extent, and mortality of the contagious fever epidemic in Ireland during the years 1817, 1818, and 1819 : with numerous tables, official documents, and private communications, illustrative of its general history and of the system of management adopted for its suppression / by William Harty.

  • William Harty
Date:
1820
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Credit: An historic sketch of the causes, progress, extent, and mortality of the contagious fever epidemic in Ireland during the years 1817, 1818, and 1819 : with numerous tables, official documents, and private communications, illustrative of its general history and of the system of management adopted for its suppression / by William Harty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    LEINSTER. /> opulation. 3eriods ©/’Commence- ment and Greatest Prevalence. Duration and present I Slate of the mic. 1 Probable Origin. Probable Number of Sic (• Mortality. Authorities. Dublin (Ci.y) 00,000 C. September 1817. Has declined two- hirds ; still more than Contagion of Fever al- ways prevalent in Dublin. Extended by itinerant poor in the Autumn of 1817. 40,000 and upwards received into Hospital luring 22 months, from September, 1817, to June-19, inclusive; of these between 3 and 1000 were from tile county at large : 60,000 of the inhabitants, at the lowest calculation, were infected during the prevalence of the About 1 in 20 of those eceived into Hospital: the leaths being nearly 2000. Seneral mortality in Dub- m, 1 in 15 at least: very variable in different sea. Hospital returns: ’ersonal observa. ion and enquiry. G. P. Last six months af-18. loubles the ordinary lumber in Fever, be* ng as 10 to 4. D. nearly two years. Epidemic. sons. See Dublin Tables. T ublin (County) 20,000 C. in the mountains, winter of -16. Gen1. C. July and Aug. 17. Has ceased general- v as an Epidemic; Fe- ver more prevalent than usual in some parts Spontaneous in some places: propagated by Con- tagion both among itiner- ants and residents. One tenth at least of the po] ;ween 3 and 4000 having been Hospital, though of these many we counties. ulation, be- admitted to re from other Hospital mortality about 1 in 20—in the cabins of- ten much less. Ditto. G. P. June, July and Aug.-18. D. If year. Wicklow (County) ?5,000 1 C. Summer 17. In the mountains earlier. Has abated general- y : still prevalent in As in Dublin county: in the mountains, spontane- ously : its diffusion owing to itinerants and vagrants. About one-eighth of the population: the cases registered in Hospital exceed 2000, viz. at Baltinglass and Stratford, Jb 2 years 811: 54 deaths reported in Hospital: about 1 in 40 : the mortality much greater in the early period of the Epidemic, before any Hos- pitals were opened: very great at Carnew in Autumn -17. Drs. Heath and Derenzy. Appendixto First Report of the Select Committee of 1819. 5. P. Winter -17 and Spring -18. j r N. T. Mt. Kennedy, trom oui, D. nearly two yea rs. -19, 857 : Wicklow in six monuis zua : rvaui- drum in 7 months 350: Bray in six months 91, and at Arklow in 15 months 219. Per- haps not one-sixth of the sick received into Hospital. Wexford (County) 167,000 C. Summer -18. At Slew Ross in Aug. -16. After a partial abate- ment, again on the en- Origin stated to be spon- taneous, though the great diffusion of the disease was About one-fiReenth of the population : the registered cases exceed' 2800, viz. at Wexford 557 : Gorey 237 : Enniscorthy 434 : N. T. 49 deaths reported : not 1 in 50 : the general mor- tality. inconsiderable. Drs. Thompson, Robinson, Doyle, Downes, and Ha- milton. G. P. Sept, and Octo- )er -18. owing to Contagion intro- duced by strangers. . , „ Appendixto Par. D. about one yea tern m tour montns, enuing uacmuci xon, 678. liamentary Report of 1819. i Kildare (County) 85,000 C. Summer-17. In some parts earlier.— (Naas) Though the Epide- mic may have in a great degree ceased, there are yet many cases of Fever of^P’1^ Introduced by poor la- bourers from Connaught & by strange beggars. Fever long prevalent in Naas, and One-tenth at least of the population : the registered cases few : at Naa<, for the year ending March .19, 427 : at Kicullen, during same period, 420. 18 deaths reported: about 1 in 46—mortality much greater at an earlier period, particularly in the cabins. Drs. Bolton and Johnston. G. P. Autn. and Win- ter -17. other parts of the county. D. nearly two years. Carlow (County) 70,000 C. Summer-17. Par- tially in Sept. -16. Has greatly declined since October -18: ma- Spontaneous in many in- stances: often owing to iti- nerant beggars. Upwards of 6000 in summer of-18. Re- gistered cases few : at Carlow 692, from Oct. -17, to March-19: Hacketstown about 200 23 deaths in Carlow: about 1 in 30;—general mortality in 1817 not 1 in 50. Drs. Reed, Stone, G. P. Summer & Aut. of-17 and-18. parts. in a tew monuis. D. about 1* year. I Kilkenny (C>ty) 18,000 C. April -17. Had declined so.ne- Arose spontaneously: fre- quently aggravated by strange labourers and beg- gars. About 3000 received into Hospital within the last 24 months, of whom perhaps 500 may be considered strangers. At least one-fourth of the inhabitants must have been infected. Of 3070 cases 209 died; 1 in 143—mortality much encreased in latter months Drs. Alcock, Ry- an and Shanahan. Personal enquiry. G. P. the whole of 1818. has encreased since April last. much of-18, by combination with Dysentery. I D 2£ years. - | Kilkenny (County) 135,000 C. Summer-17. Has declined gene- rally throughout the county. Propagated chiefly by va- grants and labourers. One-tentli at least ef the population : few escaping when the disease was once introduced Very uncertain: having varied considerably; no Dis- pensary returns. Ditto. G. P. Summer .18, into a village, ana iew ui from the visitation. D. nearly two years. Queen’s (County) 86,000 C. Autumn -17. Has with few excep Fever Endemic in this as About one-twelfth of the population-re- gistered cases few—in Portnehinch 515 cases 16 deaths reported : 1 in 32 : general mortality un- certain : perhaps 1 in 20. i Appendix to Par- liamentary Report. Surgeon Jacob. G. P. Autn. -18. encrease at Porturling ton. D. Ij year. | by labourers and beggars. for 8 montns, enuing 1 King’s 1 (County) 93,000 C. Summer -17. At Edenderry and Philips- town in Autn. -16. Has very generall disappeared; man scattered cases throug y In many places very clear- - ly introduced by beggars 1 from county Longtord. Perhaps oue-twelfth of the population—re- gistered cases are, at Parsonstown 759: at Tul- lamore 375. 37 deaths reported : 1 in 30 : mortality much great- er in the cabins. Dr. Brereton and Mr. Pierce. G. P. Winter -17 and Spring and Aut. -18. D. nearly two years. | Westmeath 100,000 C Summer -17. Has in general sul In many places brough - by beggars from Connaugh 11 and Ulster. S: About one-sixteenth of the population, “ though in many parts scarcely a cabin es- caped;’’—the only registered cases are at Atn lone 298 ; Killucau 427 ; Moate 305. 27 deaths reported: about 1 in 40 in 1818, in .17 mortality 1 in 12. Drs. Short and Melville. (Dr. M. since dead.) 1 (County) G. P. Winter-17 and Spring -18. ard; some cases st occur in Mullingar Athlone. Appendix to Par- liamentary Report. D. 1-i year. 1 Meath (County 14-3,000 C. Summer -17. Abated much in A u- Origin in many place at spontaneous: in others in troducedby “ Convalescent One-tenth at least of the population: it some parts one-fourth :_reglslered1 cases ate 30 deaths: 1 in 50: ge- neral mortality about 1 in 20. Drs. Nicholls, Browne, M‘Dermott and Fisher. G. P. Winter -17. ordinary standard. ’ at Kells 386: &iane castle Dispensary in 1818, 62 3. D. li year. ■ Louth ■ (Count) 105,000 C. Summer -17. As in Meath. As in Meath. One-tenth at least: the registered cases are at Dundalk 1029: Ardee 900 io one year Drogheda 1138, from Oct -17 to Feb. -18. 97 deaths reported: about 1 in 30: general mor- tality greater. Drs. Lee, Fair- clough, Skelton, Kelly, and Fogarty. Appendix to Par- liamentary Report. ) G. P. Winter -17 a Spring -18. ad D. li year. ’1 Longford (Count) 96,000 C. Summer -17 | As in Meath. As in Meath. One-tenth at least: no r very’ prevalent and fatal in tov egistered cases rn of Longford. General mortality about 1 in 20. Surgeon Dubourdieu. (Since dead.) ) 1 G. P. Winter -17 and j D. nearly two year 1 Spring -18. .