WORST DISASTERS – LIVES LOST (U - FEMA

Dr. Daly writes that “In the 1849-51 outbreak, St. Louis lost 4,557, Cincinnati 5, 969, and Detroit 700. In each outbreak, deaths totaled 5-10% of the population.” Steffano-Davis, and others, have noted that “In three months, some 5,000 residents died…” (p. 13; citing Pernick 1972) ................
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