01410nas a2200193 4500008004100000245008400041210006900125300001200194490000700206520084000213653002401053653001201077653001601089100001901105700001901124700001301143700001901156856004101175 2007 eng d00aPrivies and Parasites: The Archaeology of Health Conditions in Albany, New York0 aPrivies and Parasites The Archaeology of Health Conditions in Al a172-1970 v413 a
Large numbers of parasites were identified in archaeological samples collected from privies and other features in excavations in Albany, New York. This information provides the largest database available for the study of parasite infections in historical period American cities. The greatest numbers of parasites were in contexts related to the expansion of the city in the late-18th century. Parasites remained, but their quantities decreased in the 19th century during another period of rapid population growth. The city was able to control parasite infection during this period through several means, including new techniques of privy construction, new water supply systems, and medical treatments. Use of medical treatments against parasites varied among residents of the city and was evident in the archaeological record.
10aparasite infections10aprivies10aU.S. cities1 aFisher, C., L.1 aReinhard, K.J.1 aKirk, M.1 aDiVirgilio, J. uhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/25617473