1836-37 — Measles, New York City, NY                                                                —   443

Compiled by Wayne Blanchard January 13, 2024 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

–443  NYC Dept. Health and Mental Hygiene. Summary of Vital Statistics 2009. Dec 2010.[1]

–204  Jan 1-Jul 30, 1836.  Republican Compiler, Gettysburg PA. 8-23-1836, p. 3.

—  17  July 16-22, 1837.  Washington Globe, DC. 7-28-1837, p. 3.

—  11  Aug 23-30, 1837. Washington Globe, DC. 9-1-1837, p. 3.

Narrative Information – On Measles

CDC: “Measles is a highly contagious virus that lives in the nose and throat mucus of an infected person. It can spread to others through coughing and sneezing. Also, measles virus can live for up to two hours in an airspace where the infected person coughed or sneezed. If other people breathe the contaminated air or touch the infected surface, then touch their eyes, noses, or mouths, they can become infected. Measles is so contagious that if one person has it, up to 90% of the people close to that person who are not immune will also become infected. Infected people can spread measles to others from four days before through four days after the rash appears. Measles is a disease of humans; measles virus is not spread by any other animal species.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Transmission of Measles. 2-5-2018 last review.)

Rosaler: “The measles virus can live in the air for two hours after an infected persons leaves the room. People can also get measles if they have direct contact with fluid from the nose or mouth of an infected person. Once introduced into a person’s respiratory system, the measles virus proceeds to attach itself to the lining of the airways. Drawing energy from this new host, the virus begins to multiply and spread throughout the body.” (Rosaler, Maxine. Epidemics: Deadly Diseases… “Measles.” NY: Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2005, pp. 7-8.)

Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Transmission of Measles. 2-5-2018 last review. Accessed 4-12-2019 at: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/transmission.html

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Summary of Vital Statistics 2009, The City of New York. December 2010. Accessed 12-4-2012: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/vs/2009sum.pdf

Republican Compiler, Gettysburg PA. 8-23-1836, p. 3. Accessed 12-4-2012 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=2872913&sterm=measles

Rosaler, Maxine. Epidemics: Deadly Diseases Throughout History – Measles. NY Rosen Publishing Group, 2005. Preview Google digitized at: http://books.google.com/books?id=4hQwgOcKEBUC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Washington Globe, DC. [Measles deaths in NYC]  7-28-1837, p. 3. Accessed 12-4-2012 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=186913989&sterm=measles

Washington Globe, DC. [Measles deaths in NYC]  9-1-1837, p. 3. Accessed 12-4-2012 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=186914045&sterm=measles

[1] Chart on cover page entitled “The Conquest of Pestilence in New York City…As Shown by the Death Rate as Recorded in the Official Records of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.”