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Mortality Statistics:Average Number of Civilian Deaths by Walcheren Fever on the Island
of Walcheren from July to November
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| Month |
Died of Walcheren Fever
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Other Deaths
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| July |
4
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32
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| August |
6
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34
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| September |
11
|
47
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| October |
9
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37
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| November |
9
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47
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Notes:
1. Estimated population was 16,000.
2. Dutch called the disease "koorts.
Source: Jones, John T. Journal of Sieges Carried on by the Army under the Duke of Wellington in Spain between the Years 1811 and 1814 Vol. II London : T. Egerton; 1827. P. 458
Placed on the Napoleon Series: September 2001
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