Patient Isolation, City Pest-House, Mobile, Alabama, 1836-1910.

The article offers information on the yellow fever epidemic and the spread of other diseases such as small pox and malaria in Alabama during 19th century. Topics discussed include the death of several people in the region causing a decline in population; the efforts of government for prevention and treatment of people by passing public health laws on patient isolation, quarantine, and sanitation; and the association of contagious diseases with socioeconomics.