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HELLO1-.' FFV IN HANCOCK COUXTY
w?A - 1937 "Health"
^radition states th^t there was Yellov. F^ver in Mississippi during the early years of the 18th century. The biogfauher of d’Iberville in his Feroirs states that he had yellov fever at Biloxi in 17°?, which trade such ravages on his constitution as to cause his return to France for the ournose of restoring his shattered health. This vas the first recorded an^earance of yellov fever on the Oi'lf Coart of the T'nit^d states.
Records of cases of Yellov: Fever in Hancock County
1820 - 230 coses at Bay Ot. Louis, ’-'is?.
I83O - Fo record of c^ses and deaths
1835 - 9 cases, 1 death
1853 - -'0 record of cases and deaths.
1878 - Vith nopulation o" 3?000, there ”ss infection fror New Orleans. ~’irst case occurred August 11 and last case Drcetrber 2k.
First death vas August 15.
630 cases vith 82 deaths Fay rt.Touis
1Q97 - ''t SrsiTK RIhxk there vere ^0 c^ses vith ^ deaths
I.878 - * t ’'ulatto Fa you there was 1 case and 1 de~th
1878 - At Pearlington there were 201 cases vith 2h deaths 1905 - 2 cases
1873 - T-To statistics at Toulme
1897 - Waveland had U c^ses with no deaths.
1898 - First case was October 10 and last October 13 with 20 cases
but no deaths at ’’aveland
According to "Yellov Fever in 1878 in Augustine's History"
New Orleans, La., giving historical sketches of the afflicted localities:
A s^all surrmer resort village on the seashore in Hancock County, Kiss., located on the Nev Orleans and Mobile Rail Road 52 miles from New Orleans.
■last j*-pumT!?e r -S'*6r0Q.Q.
The first case ' . Eallentine, a native American, was taken ill July 2Rth. ’vas well cared for and recovered.