Typhoid Cases, 1907 | Digital Pitt

1931

Title
Typhoid Cases, 1907
Creator
Pittsburgh City Photographer
Date
1931
Identifier
715.3113426.CP
Description
Chart of City of Pittsburgh, probable resident Typhoid cases and deaths assuming actual populations and 1907 rates and actual resident Typhoid cases and deaths, all expressed cumulatively, 1908-1928. The threat of Typhoid was very real for major metropolitain areas such as Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh had the highest death rate from Typhoid between 1893 and 1907. For an in-depth analysis of Pittsburgh and its water system, please see Joel A. Tarr's paper, Pittsburgh Wastewater Issues: The Historical Origins of an Environmental Problem, http://www.ifz.tugraz.at/index_en.php/article/articleview/658/1/30/.
Type
still image
Subject
Typhoid fever--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Typhoid fever--Mortality--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Geographic Subjects
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002
Collection
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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