In New Orleans, mortality remained so high (mainly due to yellow fever) that the city was characterized as the "death capital of the United States" – at the level of 50 per 1000 population or higher – well into the second half of the 19th century.
在新奥尔良，死亡率居高不下(主要是由于黄热病) ，以至于直到19世纪下半叶，该市仍被描述为"美国的死亡之都"——每1000人中有50人或更高的死亡率。