Two million people
230'000 Cinese people to the California goldfields
No. The only disease cured by lemons is scurvy.
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Scurvy was often treated with the ingestion of fresh limes which were given to those people on transatlantic crossings. This is why people from USA brand people from the UK as "Limey's"
About 23 died from scurvy from the union and 8 died from scurvy from the Confederate
You can get scurvy almost anywhere, especially where there are no supply of oranges, grapefruits, etc. Scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin c, and was most common among sailors and pirates who were out at sea for long periods of time; without fresh citrus fruits. Later on they discovered this, and pirates stated to put a small portion of their money towards citrus.
There are very few reported deaths from scurvy each year, as the condition is rare in developed countries with access to fresh produce. Scurvy is easily prevented and treated with a diet rich in vitamin C.
There were around 20,000 diggers in the ballarat goldfields in 1852
Many people did not get along on the gold fields. These people were racist and very mean because they wanted all of the gold for themselves.
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They provided the miners with goods and services, or worked for the government as supervisors, police and administrators. Or they might have been families of miners and the others. Many people were businessmen, such as the grocer, local shopkeeper, baker, butcher, blacksmith - all these trades were vital for the success of the goldfields. After the initial rush, there were Chinese market gardeners who supplied fresh food for the people of the towns that had begun growing up around the goldfields. After the goldrushes, many of the miners settled into other occupations.
Most people on the goldfields were from European origin.there were many nationalities including Irish,English and the Chinese.