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  7. MH, Volume 7, No. 4 (1979)
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dc.date.accessioned2018-12-31T12:17:17Z-
dc.date.available2018-12-31T12:17:17Z-
dc.date.issued1979-
dc.identifier.citationCassar, P. & Ganado, A. (1979). Two more documents of 1813 written on wood during the plague of Malta. Melita Historica, 7(4), 356-362.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/37853-
dc.description.abstractThis document contains research about the second plague which hit the Maltese islands- that of 1813, which resulted into approximately 5,000 deaths from a population of around 100,000. The authors describe the preventive measures taken in order to mitigate the disease, discusses the contents on two wooden tablets and provides an insight into the social and religious background of the event of the plague.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherMalta Historical Societyen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectPlague, Malta, 1813en_GB
dc.subjectMalta -- History -- British occupation, 1800-1964en_GB
dc.subjectCommunicable diseases -- Malta -- 19th centuryen_GB
dc.subjectDiseases -- Malta -- History -- 19th centuryen_GB
dc.subjectDisinfection and disinfectants -- Malta -- History -- 19th centuryen_GB
dc.subjectArchives -- Malta -- History -- 19th centuryen_GB
dc.subjectConfraternities -- Malta -- History -- 19th centuryen_GB
dc.titleTwo more documents of 1813 written on wood during the plague of Maltaen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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dc.description.reviewedN/Aen_GB
dc.publication.titleMelita Historicaen_GB
dc.contributor.creatorCassar, Paul-
dc.contributor.creatorGanado, Albert-
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MH, Volume 7, No. 4 (1979)

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