Record

Document Reference	Bu 45/30
Title	Copy despatch from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J. Harris], Foreign Office, London; 10 Aug 1858.
Date	10 August 1858
Extent	1 f
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that yellow fever has broken out at Ferrol, and therefore the Queen is likely to cut short her tour; two months previously the war steamer Isabella II returned from Havana to Cadiz with a healthy crew, then a few days later conveyed the Minister of Marine to Ferrol that the disease broke out and eight people on board died; strict sanitary measures have been adopted to try to prevent the disease from spreading into the town or along the coast.
Term	medical conditions, yellow fever

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6259	Isabella II (1830-1904); Queen of Spain; ( reigned 1833-1868)	1830-1904
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889