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Cholera of 1849 and the Opinions of Medical and Other Professional Gentlemen in Regard to its Origin and Proper Treatment

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Title	Cholera of 1849 and the Opinions of Medical and Other Professional Gentlemen in Regard to its Origin and Proper Treatment
Subject	Science and Technology Daily Life Cholera Communicable diseases Medicine
Place	Sandusky (Ohio) Erie County (Ohio)
Description	This 5.5" x 9" (13.97 x 13.97 cm), 64-page pamphlet written by Joel Roberts recounts the 1849 cholera epidemic in Sandusky. The last five pages of the diary list people who died in the epidemic. Cholera was a major threat in the 19th century. Due to poor sanitation and ignorance of the causes of disease, Sandusky suffered several cholera outbreaks in the 1840s and 1850s. The most devastating outbreak occurred in the summer of 1849, when 400 people died and many more fled the city in fear. The city's population before the outbreak was about 5,000; it is estimated that fewer than 1,000 remained in the city during the cholera. The 1882 History of Sandusky County reported that "medical men [were] taxed to their utmost to stem the tide of disease and death." The devastation caused by cholera and other epidemics helped to inspire improvements in medical care, research, and sanitation practices such as water treatment.
Creator	Roberts, Joel
Date of Original	1850
Collection	Cholera Collection
Source	Published material 4
Submitting Institution	Sandusky Library/Follett House Museum
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html
Type	Text

Title	Om229_805328_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om229_805328_001.tif
Image Height	5337
Image Width	3333
File Size	2252.988 KB
Full Text	"^-F^, THE CHOLERA OF 1849, AND THK OPINIONS OF MEDICAL AND OTH^ll PKOKJCS.SIONAL GENTLEMEN, 111 r<'i[iirato it» Origin and Proper Treatment. KVeUECACINCi THE ALOPATHY, H0M(E0PAT1IY, HYDROPATHY, ELECTRICAL and ECLECTIC THEORIES, 3BLBCTBD FilOil TIIK VJiRlOVS JOfliN.\LS OF THE DAT. BY JOEL ROBEKTS. 1850. I»

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