hi This was sent to me some time ago and has always been a good reference for epidemics:- Year Ailment Place Extra info 1350Bubonic plagueWW* 1499Bubonic plagueUKLondon 1507"Fever"UK*1507-51 1551InfluenzaUK 1555FamineUKRains brought famine & weakness 1556Bubonic plagueUK*1556-63 Extreme 1578Bubonic plagueUK 1586Bubonic plagueUK*Chesterfield. Harvest failed 1591Acute distressUK 1593Bubonic plagueUK 1596FamineUK*Harvests failed & epidemics 1603Bubonic plagueUK 1612Bubonic plagueUK 1617SmallpoxUS*Native Indians 1623Bad yearsUK2 years 1625Bubonic plagueUK 1626Bubonic plagueUK 1630Very bad yearUKMany died 1631Bubonic plagueUK 1633SmallpoxUS*Native Indians 1636Bubonic plagueUK 1637Bubonic plagueUK 1647Yellow FeverWest Indies 1648SmallpoxUS 1648Whooping coughUS 1654Bubonic plagueUK 1657MeaslesUSBoston 1662SmallpoxUSNY 1665Bubonic plagueUKExtreme 1666Bubonic plagueUKEyam 1668Yellow FeverUSNY 1677SmallpoxUS*Boston 1687MeaslesUSBoston 1690Yellow FeverUSNY 1699Yellow FeverUSSC 1702Yellow FeverUS*NY 1702Scarlet FeverUSBoston 1706Yellow FeverUSSC 1713MeaslesUSBoston 1721SmallpoxUSBoston 1723InfluenzaWW 1723FamineUK*7 years poor harvests & epidemics 1728Yellow FeverUSSC 1729MeaslesUSBoston 1732Yellow FeverUSSC 1732InfluenzaWW* 1735Diphtheria/scarlet feverUS*4 yrs -New England 1738SmallpoxUSS.Carolina 1739MeaslesUS*Boston 1743Yellow FeverUS*NY 1747MeaslesUSCT, NY, PA, SC 1759MeaslesUSNorth America 1761InfluenzaUS& West Indies 1763SmallpoxUS*Boston 1772MeaslesUS 1775InfluenzaWW* 1783Bilious disorderUSFatal 1788MeaslesUSPA, NY 1789InfluenzaUS 1792Yellow FeverUS*7 yrs 1793UnknownUSPA 1793InfluenzaUSVermont, Virginia 1802SmallpoxUSNebraska 1803Yellow FeverUSNY 1820"Fever"US* 1826CholeraWW*1826-37 1826Dengue FeverUS* and West Indies 1829MalariaUS* 1831CholeraUKStarted WW 1826 1831CholeraUS* 1832InfluenzaUS 1833CholeraUSOhio 1834CholeraUSNY 1837TyphusUSPA 1837SmallpoxUSIndians 1841Yellow FeverUS 1847MeaslesUSIndians 1847Yellow FeverUSNO 1847InfluenzaWW* 1848CholeraWW* 1850Yellow FeverUS 1850InfluenzaUS* 1850Dengue FeverUS* 1851CholeraUSIL 1852Yellow FeverUSNO 1853CholeraBirmingham?This came from a UK report with the ? 1855Yellow FeverUS 1857InfluenzaWW* 1860SmallpoxUS*Pennsylvania 1861EpidemicsUS*Civil war numerous infectious diseases 1865SmallpoxUS* 1865CholeraUS 1865TyphusUS* 1868SmallpoxUS*7 yrs 1873InfluenzaUK*N. America & Europe 1873CholeraUS 1878Yellow FeverUSNO 1885TyphoidUSPA 1886Yellow FeverUSFL 1889InfluenzaWW* 1893PolioUS1st known outbreak 1900PlagueUS* 1901SmallpoxUS* 1907PolioUS*9 yrs. 1917InfluenzaWW*Worst ever 1931PolioUS 1942PolioUS11 yrs * - means the epidemic is spread over more than one year. Happy hunting robin ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Doesn't this imply that there were no Polio outbreaks in the UK or elsewhere? Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "H N" <h.napier@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 9:08 AM Subject: [MDX] Plague & Pestilence dates > hi > This was sent to me some time ago and has always been a good reference for > epidemics:- > > Year Ailment Place Extra info > 1350Bubonic plagueWW* > 1499Bubonic plagueUKLondon > 1507"Fever"UK*1507-51 > 1551InfluenzaUK > 1555FamineUKRains brought famine & weakness > 1556Bubonic plagueUK*1556-63 Extreme > 1578Bubonic plagueUK > 1586Bubonic plagueUK*Chesterfield. Harvest failed > 1591Acute distressUK > 1593Bubonic plagueUK > 1596FamineUK*Harvests failed & epidemics > 1603Bubonic plagueUK > 1612Bubonic plagueUK > 1617SmallpoxUS*Native Indians > 1623Bad yearsUK2 years > 1625Bubonic plagueUK > 1626Bubonic plagueUK > 1630Very bad yearUKMany died > 1631Bubonic plagueUK > 1633SmallpoxUS*Native Indians > 1636Bubonic plagueUK > 1637Bubonic plagueUK > 1647Yellow FeverWest Indies > 1648SmallpoxUS > 1648Whooping coughUS > 1654Bubonic plagueUK > 1657MeaslesUSBoston > 1662SmallpoxUSNY > 1665Bubonic plagueUKExtreme > 1666Bubonic plagueUKEyam > 1668Yellow FeverUSNY > 1677SmallpoxUS*Boston > 1687MeaslesUSBoston > 1690Yellow FeverUSNY > 1699Yellow FeverUSSC > 1702Yellow FeverUS*NY > 1702Scarlet FeverUSBoston > 1706Yellow FeverUSSC > 1713MeaslesUSBoston > 1721SmallpoxUSBoston > 1723InfluenzaWW > 1723FamineUK*7 years poor harvests & epidemics > 1728Yellow FeverUSSC > 1729MeaslesUSBoston > 1732Yellow FeverUSSC > 1732InfluenzaWW* > 1735Diphtheria/scarlet feverUS*4 yrs -New England > 1738SmallpoxUSS.Carolina > 1739MeaslesUS*Boston > 1743Yellow FeverUS*NY > 1747MeaslesUSCT, NY, PA, SC > 1759MeaslesUSNorth America > 1761InfluenzaUS& West Indies > 1763SmallpoxUS*Boston > 1772MeaslesUS > 1775InfluenzaWW* > 1783Bilious disorderUSFatal > 1788MeaslesUSPA, NY > 1789InfluenzaUS > 1792Yellow FeverUS*7 yrs > 1793UnknownUSPA > 1793InfluenzaUSVermont, Virginia > 1802SmallpoxUSNebraska > 1803Yellow FeverUSNY > 1820"Fever"US* > 1826CholeraWW*1826-37 > 1826Dengue FeverUS* and West Indies > 1829MalariaUS* > 1831CholeraUKStarted WW 1826 > 1831CholeraUS* > 1832InfluenzaUS > 1833CholeraUSOhio > 1834CholeraUSNY > 1837TyphusUSPA > 1837SmallpoxUSIndians > 1841Yellow FeverUS > 1847MeaslesUSIndians > 1847Yellow FeverUSNO > 1847InfluenzaWW* > 1848CholeraWW* > 1850Yellow FeverUS > 1850InfluenzaUS* > 1850Dengue FeverUS* > 1851CholeraUSIL > 1852Yellow FeverUSNO > 1853CholeraBirmingham?This came from a UK report with the ? > 1855Yellow FeverUS > 1857InfluenzaWW* > 1860SmallpoxUS*Pennsylvania > 1861EpidemicsUS*Civil war numerous infectious diseases > 1865SmallpoxUS* > 1865CholeraUS > 1865TyphusUS* > 1868SmallpoxUS*7 yrs > 1873InfluenzaUK*N. America & Europe > 1873CholeraUS > 1878Yellow FeverUSNO > 1885TyphoidUSPA > 1886Yellow FeverUSFL > 1889InfluenzaWW* > 1893PolioUS1st known outbreak > 1900PlagueUS* > 1901SmallpoxUS* > 1907PolioUS*9 yrs. > 1917InfluenzaWW*Worst ever > 1931PolioUS > 1942PolioUS11 yrs > > * - means the epidemic is spread over more than one year. > > Happy hunting > robin > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >