The 1883 history describes measles, scarlatina and smallpox after the asylum occupied its new building in 1855, reporting one death during two years of epidemics. This is a retrospective aggregate account, not an individual death certificate.
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Source: H. M. Packard (author); Press of O. A. Dorman, New Haven (printer); Printed page 12; PDF page 14 of 35; zero-based PDF index 13
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Silent Grounds Collective, New Haven Orphan Asylum / Children’s Center of Hamden, SGC-NH-006, NH-003, “Epidemic mortality account.” Source: H. M. Packard (author); Press of O. A. Dorman, New Haven (printer); Printed page 12; PDF page 14 of 35; zero-based PDF index 13. https://archive.org/details/1883HistoricalSketchOfTheNewHavenConnecticutOrphanAsylumCT/page/n13/mode/1up. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.