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Peak Mortality
- When
- 1894
- Where
- Hong Kong
The plague peaked in summer 1894, with deaths exceeding 100 per day and high hospital admissions.
During the peak, hospital admissions averaged 80 per day. The death toll was significant, with over 6,000 deaths from May to October. The outbreak subsided with the arrival of cold weather in winter.
Sources
- 1894 Hong Kong plague Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-09
- Third plague pandemic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-10
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