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Typhoid Cases, North America and Europe 1890

1931

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Typhoid Cases, North America and Europe 1890
  • Title
  • Typhoid Cases, North America and Europe 1890
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • 1931
  • Identifier
  • 715.3113431.CP
  • Description
  • Chart Typhoid Death Rates In North America and Europe, 1890. 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/.
  • Extent
  • 5 x 7 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Typhoid fever--Mortality--Charts, diagrams, etc.
  • Geographic Subjects
  • United States
    Europe
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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