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The Plague in San Francisco | The Year of the Rat | 1

American Scandal

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This chapter explores a pivotal December 1899 meeting of the Honolulu Board of Health, grappling with a bubonic plague outbreak in Chinatown. The board's drastic proposal to implement controlled fires to contain the disease sparks ethical dilemmas and catastrophic outcomes for the community.

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