Epidemics -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- 1839
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Commonplace book
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/122
Scope and Contents
Volume of unnamed Charleston physician with alphabetical listing of ailments and prescriptions with reference
to physician’s cases or published sources, 1839. Include case report of woman dead in childbirth and accounts
of physician’s experiences with yellow fever cases during an outbreak in Charleston during the summer of 1839.
Physician describes climatic conditions, symptoms of patients, and general observations. Includes copy of letter,
[1839] Sept. 13, summarizing events of outbreak....
Dates:
1839
