From Empire to Colony: The Halifax Cholera Outbreaks of 1834 and 1866

Cet article explore le lien entre l'migration et les pidmies de cholra Halifax entre 1832 et 1866. Les pressions associes la migration en provenance des les Britanniques ainsi que la menace et l'existence de maladies transmissibles telles que le cholra rvlent la vulnrabilit et les contraintes ressenties en tant que ville portuaire coloniale situe au bord de l'Atlantique Nord. Cet article prsente les difficults et les tensions videntes suscites par la gestion des migrants, dont beaucoup se rendaient un territoire au-del de la Nouvelle-cosse. Non seulement elle aide comprendre l'histoire des mesures de gestion du cholra Halifax, mais aussi elle procure une perspective unique sur les grandes difficults de la vie coloniale au 19 e sicle. This article explores the relationship between emigration and outbreaks of cholera in Halifax between 1832 and 1866. Pressures associated with migration from the British Isles, as well as the threat and reality of transmittable diseases like cholera, reveal the vulnerability and strains felt as a colonial port town located off the North Atlantic. This article presents the struggles and tensions apparent with managing emigrants, many of which were bound for territory beyond Nova Scotia, and contributes not only to the historical understanding of how cholera was dealt with in Halifax but also provides a unique perspective on understanding the greater struggles of 19th-century colonial life.