over 4 thousand people died from yellow fever
1793 is when yellow fever was in philadelphia.
over four thousand people died from yellow fever in philadelphia
45,000 people were in Philadelphia before the yellow fever epidemic. 5,000 people died, so after the epidemic was over there was 40,000. Sad, isn't it?
In 1793.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
More than likely from mosquitoes
yellow fever
Five to ten percent of all diagnosed cases of yellow fever are fatal. Jaundice occurring during a yellow fever infection is an extremely grave predictor. Twenty to fifty percent of these patients die of the infection
yellow fever
The answer is in late 1793 and before that in 1762
Mayor Samuel Powel died of Yellow Fever in 1793, according to the National Park Service at Independence Mall. It says so on the signage of his home in Philadelphia, PA.
December 1793