[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Deaths

[Jerry Frank]

In many cases, I would assume that the child mortality rate was the result 
of a local plague rather than something more widespread and historically 
noteworthy such as the Black Death or the Spanish Influenza.

Typhoid and diphtheria were common problems due to lack of hygiene.  There 
was even a typhoid epidemic in southern Manitoba c.1910 that resulted in 
the deaths of numerous children in the Friedensfeld area.  Small pox was 
coming under control in the 19th century due to inoculations but could 
still be a problem.  Cholera was a common cause of death listed in the St. 
Pete records.




At 03:28 PM 24/08/2004, gpvjem wrote:
>Delores:
>     I have been working on Lodz Trinity records for some time,  I have 
> noticed that some families in the parish had an extremely high death rate 
> for the children born to them over the years, others were markedly more 
> fortunate.  The cause of death is not given in the death records but I 
> can not help but wonder, was it because of poor nourishment, poor water 
> or unsanitary conditions suffered by some families?
>     To get to your question.  The deaths recorded in Lodz Trinity parish 
> for the year 1846 numbered 258 however the number jumped to 391 in 1847 
> and to 434 in 1848 dropping again to 276 in 1849.  I have not taken time 
> to count the number of children's deaths versus mature adults  in those 
> years, but I think it may be safely assumed that the vast majority of the 
> deaths are those of children as is the usual case.  It is quite possible 
> that there was an "epidemic" of some sort in central Poland, particularly 
> during the years of 1847 and 1848.
>     In talking to others at the recent Calgary convention who have done 
> similar extraction work as I, we were in agreement that there was a 
> disproportionate number of early deaths of children born out of 
> wedlock.  This raises more speculation and another question.  Why was 
> this the case?
>
>John Marsch
>
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>
>
>
>   I have some family members listed with birth dates and death dates as
>   follows:
>   January 18, 1844 - Feb 27, 1848
>   May 15, 1846 - Mar 6, 1848
>   Abt 1849 - Jul 25, 1851
>   Jan 6, 1849 - Jul 25, 1851
>   Mar 11, 1851 - Aug 6 1851
>
>   All of these children were born in Przysypka, Wloclaewek, Bydgoszcz, 
> Poland,
>   with the first 2 this is also listed as place of death.  The last 3 are
>   listed as having died in Mariopol, Kutno, Lodz, Poland.  The mother of 
> these
>   children died the next year Jan 19, 1852 at about age 38.  There are 11
>   recorded live births.
>
>   My question is, was there some diseases that were prevalent at this time
>   period, or greater political unrest.  If someone could shed some light on a
>   possible reasoning for all of these deaths in such a short time span, would
>   be greatly appreciated.
>
>   Thank you
>   Delores Stevens
>
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Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
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