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Carol Taylor: 1880 Census Reveals A Lot About Hunt County Medical Care

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published January 23, 2019 at 6:00 AM CST
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Carol Taylor, chairman of the Hunt County Historical Commission, says the 1880 census indicates a great deal about fatal illnesses in Hunt County and the doctors who had practices here at the time.  Of the 309 deaths recorded in the county, 78 were infants.

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John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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