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	Steps toward prevention of the disease included sprinkling large amounts of lime in the [[STREETS]] and alleys. In 1866 the sanitary committee met and planned to begin "visiting the premises of our citizens" to determine how much cleansing was needed to protect the health of the city." Cellars and outhouses were inspected. (4) "Preventive measures" included the following suggestion:		Steps toward prevention of the disease included sprinkling large amounts of lime in the [[STREETS]] and alleys. In 1866 the sanitary committee met and planned to begin "visiting the premises of our citizens" to determine how much cleansing was needed to protect the health of the city." Cellars and outhouses were inspected. (4) "Preventive measures" included the following suggestion:



	Cholera Preventive--Every person has a sovereign		Cholera Preventive--Every person has a sovereign

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	Despite all the suggestions, Dubuque's leaders were openly worried about another outbreak in 1885. Among the factors seen as unfavorable to the disease was the relatively short, hot summer; a clean river; fresh air; slope of the land providing drainage, and good water. The major factor encouraging the disease was lack of a good [[SEWAGE]] system.		Despite all the suggestions, Dubuque's leaders were openly worried about another outbreak in 1885. Among the factors seen as unfavorable to the disease was the relatively short, hot summer; a clean river; fresh air; slope of the land providing drainage, and good water. The major factor encouraging the disease was lack of a good [[SEWAGE]] system.

	The vault system was labeled a "bad" one. "The gases which arise even under the best regulations, are very noxious." A newspaper editorial stated that the ground was gradually becoming "impregnated and vitiated." In 1884 cities in France that suffered from cholera--Marseilles, Toulon, and others--had also had poor sewage systems. The editorial called for an end to street work with the same amount of effort applied to building a sewage system. "Why cannot we have a system of sewers? The situation, the raver handy, the slope, and everything is favorable." In addition to economizing on street work, the city could assess special levys--especially those which would connect with and use the sewers." (7)		The vault system was labeled a "bad" one. "The gases which arise even under the best regulations, are very noxious." A newspaper editorial stated that the ground was gradually becoming "impregnated and vitiated." In 1884 cities in France that suffered from cholera--Marseilles, Toulon, and others--had also had poor sewage systems. The editorial called for an end to street work with the same amount of effort applied to building a sewage system. "Why cannot we have a system of sewers? The situation, the raver handy, the slope, and everything is favorable." In addition to economizing on street work, the city could assess special levys--especially those which would connect with and use the sewers." (7) The first steps were being taken to establish a [[SANITARY SEWER]] for the community.

	See: [["LUCKLESS CHILDREN"]]		See: [["LUCKLESS CHILDREN"]]

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	In 1876 the city council passed an ordinance that privies had to be dug twelve feet deep. (6)		In 1876 the city council passed an ordinance that privies had to be dug twelve feet deep. (6)

			Despite all the suggestions, Dubuque's leaders were openly worried about another outbreak in 1885. Among the factors seen as unfavorable to the disease was the relatively short, hot summer; a clean river; fresh air; slope of the land providing drainage, and good water. The major factor encouraging the disease was lack of a good [[SEWAGE]] system.

			The vault system was labeled a "bad" one. "The gases which arise even under the best regulations, are very noxious." A newspaper editorial stated that the ground was gradually becoming "impregnated and vitiated." In 1884 cities in France that suffered from cholera--Marseilles, Toulon, and others--had also had poor sewage systems. The editorial called for an end to street work with the same amount of effort applied to building a sewage system. "Why cannot we have a system of sewers? The situation, the raver handy, the slope, and everything is favorable." In addition to economizing on street work, the city could assess special levys--especially those which would connect with and use the sewers." (7)

	See: [["LUCKLESS CHILDREN"]]		See: [["LUCKLESS CHILDREN"]]
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	6. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 10, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18761110&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		6. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 10, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18761110&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

			7. "The Cholera and Dubuque," ''The Herald'', February 15, 1885, p. 4


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	In 1876 the city council passed an ordinance that privies had to be dug twelve feet deep. (5)		In 1876 the city council passed an ordinance that privies had to be dug twelve feet deep. (5)

	See: [[LUCKLESS CHILDREN]]		See: [["LUCKLESS CHILDREN"]]

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	In 1876 the city council passed an ordinance that privies had to be dug twelve feet deep. (5)		In 1876 the city council passed an ordinance that privies had to be dug twelve feet deep. (5)

			See: [[LUCKLESS CHILDREN]]

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	Spread of the disease before the 1870s undoubtedly came from water supplies polluted from outdoor toilets often found near wells. Victims of cholera unfortunately consumed even more of the bacteria as they unsuccessfully tried to ease their unquenchable thirst.		Spread of the disease before the 1870s undoubtedly came from water supplies polluted from outdoor toilets often found near wells. Victims of cholera unfortunately consumed even more of the bacteria as they unsuccessfully tried to ease their unquenchable thirst.

			In 1876 the city council passed an ordinance that privies had to be dug twelve feet deep. (5)

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	4. "Cholera Preventative," ''Dubuque Herald'', May 22, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660522&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		4. "Cholera Preventative," ''Dubuque Herald'', May 22, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660522&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

			5. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 10, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18761110&printsec=frontpage&hl=en


	[[Category: Epidemics]]		[[Category: Epidemics]]

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	Steps toward prevention of the disease included sprinkling large amounts of lime in the [[STREETS]] and alleys. In 1866 the sanitary committee met and planned to begin "visiting the premises of our citizens" to determine how much cleansing was needed to protect the health of the city." Cellars and outhouses were inspected. (3) "Preventive measures" included the following suggestion:		Steps toward prevention of the disease included sprinkling large amounts of lime in the [[STREETS]] and alleys. In 1866 the sanitary committee met and planned to begin "visiting the premises of our citizens" to determine how much cleansing was needed to protect the health of the city." Cellars and outhouses were inspected. (3) "Preventive measures" included the following suggestion:

	Cholera Preventive--Every person has a sovereign remedy for cholera,		Cholera Preventive--Every person has a sovereign
	or an unfailing preventative. We find in the American Gaslight Journal		remedy for cholera, or an unfailing preventative.
	~~that gas~~ is said to be a sovereign cholera disinfectant, and ~~that~~		We find in the American Gaslight Journal that gas
	escaping gas in a house will protect the inmates against cholera.		is said to be a sovereign cholera disinfectant, and
	An old physician who has had some experience in the treatment of		that escaping gas in a house will protect the inmates
	cholera cases recommends that when the disease appears every tenth		against cholera. An old physician who has had some
	burner in the city be left on and the gas will be allowed to escape		experience in the treatment of cholera cases recommends
			that when the disease appears every tenth burner in the
			city be left on and the gas will be allowed to escape
	and pregnate (sic) the air. (4)		and pregnate (sic) the air. (4)

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	Cholera again terrorized Dubuque in 1849. The first suspected cases were reported on May 30. The council bought fifty barrels of lime for distribution in view of the appearance of cholera here in 1849. Drs. Boone and Holt were constituted a board of health. A house for cholera patients was rented of B. Rupert for $4 a month. A house owned by T. Davis was also thus occupied. Ten to twenty confirmed cases were reported by the end of June; by July 7 there had been eleven deaths. (2)		Cholera again terrorized Dubuque in 1849. The first suspected cases were reported on May 30. The council bought fifty barrels of lime for distribution in view of the appearance of cholera here in 1849. Drs. Boone and Holt were constituted a board of health. A house for cholera patients was rented of B. Rupert for $4 a month. A house owned by T. Davis was also thus occupied. Ten to twenty confirmed cases were reported by the end of June; by July 7 there had been eleven deaths. (2)

	Steps toward prevention of the disease included sprinkling large amounts of lime in the [[STREETS]] and alleys. In 1866 the sanitary committee met and planned to begin "visiting the premises of our citizens" to determine how much cleansing was needed to protect the health of the city." Cellars and outhouses were inspected. (3)		Steps toward prevention of the disease included sprinkling large amounts of lime in the [[STREETS]] and alleys. In 1866 the sanitary committee met and planned to begin "visiting the premises of our citizens" to determine how much cleansing was needed to protect the health of the city." Cellars and outhouses were inspected. (3) "Preventive measures" included the following suggestion:

			Cholera Preventive--Every person has a sovereign remedy for cholera,
			or an unfailing preventative. We find in the American Gaslight Journal
			that gas is said to be a sovereign cholera disinfectant, and that
			escaping gas in a house will protect the inmates against cholera.
			An old physician who has had some experience in the treatment of
			cholera cases recommends that when the disease appears every tenth
			burner in the city be left on and the gas will be allowed to escape
			and pregnate (sic) the air. (4)

	Spread of the disease before the 1870s undoubtedly came from water supplies polluted from outdoor toilets often found near wells. Victims of cholera unfortunately consumed even more of the bacteria as they unsuccessfully tried to ease their unquenchable thirst.		Spread of the disease before the 1870s undoubtedly came from water supplies polluted from outdoor toilets often found near wells. Victims of cholera unfortunately consumed even more of the bacteria as they unsuccessfully tried to ease their unquenchable thirst.
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	3. "Sanitary Movements," ''Dubuque Herald'', April 29, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660429&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		3. "Sanitary Movements," ''Dubuque Herald'', April 29, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660429&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

			4. "Cholera Preventative," ''Dubuque Herald'', May 22, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660522&printsec=frontpage&hl=en


	[[Category: Epidemics]]		[[Category: Epidemics]]

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	Cholera again terrorized Dubuque in 1849. The first suspected cases were reported on May 30. The council bought fifty barrels of lime for distribution in view of the appearance of cholera here in 1849. Drs. Boone and Holt were constituted a board of health. A house for cholera patients was rented of B. Rupert for $4 a month. A house owned by T. Davis was also thus occupied. Ten to twenty confirmed cases were reported by the end of June; by July 7 there had been eleven deaths. (2)		Cholera again terrorized Dubuque in 1849. The first suspected cases were reported on May 30. The council bought fifty barrels of lime for distribution in view of the appearance of cholera here in 1849. Drs. Boone and Holt were constituted a board of health. A house for cholera patients was rented of B. Rupert for $4 a month. A house owned by T. Davis was also thus occupied. Ten to twenty confirmed cases were reported by the end of June; by July 7 there had been eleven deaths. (2)

	Steps toward prevention of the disease included sprinkling large amounts of lime in the [[STREETS]] and alleys. Spread of the disease before the 1870s undoubtedly came from water supplies polluted from outdoor toilets often found near wells. Victims of cholera unfortunately consumed even more of the bacteria as they unsuccessfully tried to ease their unquenchable thirst.		Steps toward prevention of the disease included sprinkling large amounts of lime in the [[STREETS]] and alleys. In 1866 the sanitary committee met and planned to begin "visiting the premises of our citizens" to determine how much cleansing was needed to protect the health of the city." Cellars and outhouses were inspected. (3)

			Spread of the disease before the 1870s undoubtedly came from water supplies polluted from outdoor toilets often found near wells. Victims of cholera unfortunately consumed even more of the bacteria as they unsuccessfully tried to ease their unquenchable thirst.

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	1. Wikipedia-Cholera		1. Wikipedia-Cholera

	2. Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago, Goodspeed Historical Association,1911, p. 85. Online: http://archive.org/stream/cu31924028913965/cu31924028913965_djvu.txt		2. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago, Goodspeed Historical Association,1911, p. 85. Online: http://archive.org/stream/cu31924028913965/cu31924028913965_djvu.txt


			3. "Sanitary Movements," ''Dubuque Herald'', April 29, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660429&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
	[[Category: Epidemics]]		[[Category: Epidemics]]

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	[[Image:Cholera.gif\|left\|thumb\|250px\|19th century editorial cartoon]]CHOLERA. Highly infectious intestinal disease caused by the contagious bacterium "Vibrio cholerae." The disease is transmitted by contaminated water and food or by carriers that are often insects. Infection settles in the intestines. Intense inflammation results in general body poisoning. Fatal in modern times in less than 3% of the cases reported, it once brought fatality rates as high as 90% and was one of the most dread epidemics in early America. (1)		[[Image:Cholera.gif\|left\|thumb\|250px\|19th century editorial cartoon]]CHOLERA. Highly infectious intestinal disease caused by the contagious bacterium "Vibrio cholerae." The disease is transmitted by contaminated water and food or by carriers that are often insects. Infection settles in the intestines. Intense inflammation results in general body poisoning. Fatal in modern times in less than 3% of the cases reported, it once brought fatality rates as high as 90% and was one of the most dread epidemics in early America. (1)

	Cholera struck Dubuque during July, August, and September of 1833. The disease was carried westward by troops of General Winfield Scott who came from New York to fight in the [[BLACK HAWK WAR]].		Cholera struck Dubuque during July, August, and September of 1833. The disease was carried westward by troops of General Winfield Scott who came from New York to fight in the [[BLACK HAWK WAR]]. An estimated fifty residents of Dubuque died. (2)

	Cholera again terrorized Dubuque in 1849. The first suspected cases were reported on May 30. The council bought fifty barrels of lime for distribution in view of the appearance of cholera here in 1849. Drs. Boone and Holt were constituted a board of health. A house for cholera patients was rented of B. Rupert for $4 a month. A house owned by T. Davis was ~~also thus occupied~~. Ten to twenty confirmed cases were reported by the end of June; by July 7 there had been eleven deaths. (2)		Cholera again terrorized Dubuque in 1849. The first suspected cases were reported on May 30. The council bought fifty barrels of lime for distribution in view of the appearance of cholera here in 1849. Drs. Boone and Holt were constituted a board of health. A house for cholera patients was rented from B. Rupert for $4 a month. A house owned by T. Davis was another. Ten to twenty confirmed cases were reported by the end of June; by July 7 there had been eleven deaths. (3)

	Steps toward prevention of the disease included sprinkling large amounts of lime in the [[STREETS]] and alleys. In 1866 the sanitary committee met and planned to begin "visiting the premises of our citizens" to determine how much cleansing was needed to protect the health of the city." Cellars and outhouses were inspected. (3) "Preventive measures" included the following suggestion:		Steps toward prevention of the disease included sprinkling large amounts of lime in the [[STREETS]] and alleys. In 1866 the sanitary committee met and planned to begin "visiting the premises of our citizens" to determine how much cleansing was needed to protect the health of the city." Cellars and outhouses were inspected. (4) "Preventive measures" included the following suggestion:

	Cholera Preventive--Every person has a sovereign		Cholera Preventive--Every person has a sovereign
	remedy for cholera, or an unfailing preventative.		remedy for cholera, or an unfailing preventative.
	We find in the American Gaslight Journal that gas		We find in the American Gaslight Journal that gas
	is said to be a sovereign cholera disinfectant, and		is said to be a sovereign cholera disinfectant, and
	that escaping gas in a house will protect the inmates		that escaping gas in a house will protect the inmates
	against cholera. An old physician who has had some		against cholera. An old physician who has had some
	~~experience~~ in the treatment of cholera cases recommends		in the treatment of cholera cases recommends
	that when the disease appears every tenth burner in the		that when the disease appears every tenth burner in the
	city be left on and the gas will be allowed to escape		city be left on and the gas will be allowed to escape
	and pregnate (sic) the air. (4)		and pregnate (sic) the air. (5)

	Spread of the disease before the 1870s undoubtedly came from water supplies polluted from outdoor toilets often found near wells. Victims of cholera unfortunately consumed even more of the bacteria as they unsuccessfully tried to ease their unquenchable thirst.		Spread of the disease before the 1870s undoubtedly came from water supplies polluted from outdoor toilets often found near wells. Victims of cholera unfortunately consumed even more of the bacteria as they unsuccessfully tried to ease their unquenchable thirst.

	In 1876 the city council passed an ordinance that privies had to be dug twelve feet deep. (5)		In 1876 the city council passed an ordinance that privies had to be dug twelve feet deep. (6)

	See: [["LUCKLESS CHILDREN"]]		See: [["LUCKLESS CHILDREN"]]
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	1. Wikipedia-Cholera		1. Wikipedia-Cholera

	2. ~~Oldt~~, ~~Franklin T~~. ''~~'History of Dubuque County, Iowa'~~''~~. Chicago~~, ~~Goodspeed Historical Association~~,~~1911~~, p. ~~85. Online: http://archive.org/stream/cu31924028913965/cu31924028913965_djvu.txt~~		2. Hogstrom, Erik. "Germ Warfare," ''Telegraph Herald'', November 10, 2008, p. 40

	3. ~~"Sanitary Movements~~," ''Dubuque ~~Herald~~'', ~~April 29~~, ~~1866~~, p. 4. Online: ~~https~~://~~news~~.~~google~~.~~com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660429&printsec=frontpage&hl=en~~		3. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago, Goodspeed Historical Association,1911, p. 85. Online: http://archive.org/stream/cu31924028913965/cu31924028913965_djvu.txt

	4. "~~Cholera Preventative~~," ''Dubuque Herald'', ~~May 22~~, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=~~18660522~~&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		4. "Sanitary Movements," ''Dubuque Herald'', April 29, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660429&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

	5. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 10, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18761110&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		5. "Cholera Preventative," ''Dubuque Herald'', May 22, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660522&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

			6. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 10, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18761110&printsec=frontpage&hl=en


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