Project Gutenberg 2020-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 120 Mobile (Ala.). Committee on Causes and Extent of the Late Extraordinary Sickness and Mortality in the Town 35034538 Report of the committee appointed to investigate the causes and extent of the late extraordinary sickness and mortality in the town of Mobile Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Report of the committee appointed to investigate the causes and extent of the late extraordinary sickness and mortality in the town of Mobile" is a scientific publication authored by a committee of individuals in 1820. This report examines a significant outbreak of sickness and mortality in Mobile, Alabama, likely during the early 19th century. The document focuses on analyzing local health and environmental conditions to understand the reasons behind the notable occurrences of fever and disease within the town. The report meticulously outlines the various contributing factors to the outbreak, identifying neglected sanitary conditions across the town, particularly around the wharves and docks. The committee presents evidence of stagnant water, decayed organic matter, and other refuse that accumulated due to poor maintenance and extreme weather conditions. They elaborate on how these factors, coupled with a specific series of weather events—a drought followed by heavy rains—created a breeding ground for epidemic diseases like yellow fever. Emphasizing the human element, the authors express concern over the behaviors of the populace and the lack of medical care that exacerbated the situation, ultimately leading to a prolonged state of sickness and high mortality rates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Yellow fever -- Alabama -- Mobile RC Text Category: Health & Medicine Category: Environmental Issues Category: Reports & Conference Proceedings 58285 2025-09-25T07:31:25.259984 text/html 33252 2024-10-18T07:01:38 text/html 274720 2025-09-25T07:31:27.608983 application/epub+zip 273255 2025-09-25T07:31:25.982977 application/epub+zip 88767 2025-09-25T07:31:25.628977 application/epub+zip 303468 2025-09-25T07:31:29.022956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293526 2025-09-25T07:31:27.268040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109726 2022-09-28T15:45:37.978527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46445 2025-09-25T07:31:25.110004 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26174 2024-10-18T07:01:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16305 2025-09-25T07:31:29.147945 application/rdf+xml 14494 2025-09-25T07:31:25.715993 image/jpeg 2292 2025-09-25T07:31:25.672012 image/jpeg 260979 2025-09-25T07:31:25.275008 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog