116 IIISTOUICAL SURVEY OF YI<]LLOW FEVER 



"In Barbtidos, 1837-8, in November and December, 

 yellow fever prevailed amongst the inliabitants of 

 Bridgetown and proxed very fatal. The troops then 

 were healthy. In the beginning of January, 1831), the 

 disease appeared in the 52nd Kegiment, Avhich in the 

 November preceding had arrived from Ciibraltar ; of 

 37 admitted into hospital 6 died. The officers of the 

 regiment suffered in a greater proportion. Of 10 attacked 

 3 died ; 12 was the Avhole number in barracks. It 

 is remarkable that every indi\'idual who had any duty 

 to perform requiring his presence in the orderly room, 

 which was in the officers' barracks (pre\iously con- 

 sidered healthy), was attacked with fever ; and also 

 that few escaped who occupied the adjoining lower 

 rooms ; thus, of 2-i persons connected with this part 

 of the building, only 2 females and 4 young children 

 escaped the disease. The building was vacated, the 

 floor taken up — nothing offensive was found under- 

 neath. 



" In the quarter ending June 30th there was an 

 average of 39 deaths out of every 123 cases. The 

 inhabitants at the time were reported healthy, as also 

 the seamen and the troops in Berbice and at the out- 

 stations. The weather was described as particularly 

 fine. 



" In St. A'incent, in the same quarter, yellow fever 

 was very destructive amongst the troops ; out of 310 

 (the total strength of the white troops) 241 cases 

 occurred, 54 died ; out of 18 officers, the whole in the 

 garrison, 9 were attacked, 4 died. 



" In St. Lucia, from the middle of August to the 

 end of September, the troops at JVIorne Fortune suffered 

 from fever ; out of 134 white troops 93 were attacked, 

 20 died. The inhabitants suffered even more ; amongst 



