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Mortality by July
- When
- July 1813
- Where
- Malta overall, with Birkirkara outside the harbour area
By the end of July 1813, the death toll had reached 1602 people across Malta, with the outbreak particularly severe in Birkirkara outside the harbour area.
By the end of July 1813, the death toll had reached 1602 people in Malta overall, not in Valletta alone. The outbreak was particularly severe in Birkirkara, one of the largest settlements outside the harbour area, whose population had increased by about 3000 refugees fleeing the plague from Valletta. Fearing the disease, a number of foreign business people had left the island by August 1813.
Sources
- 1813–1814 Malta plague epidemic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-18
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