![]() ![]() Diseases that were thought to be "negro diseases" included, but were not limited to: Diseases among slaves Įuropean physicians in the West Indies frequently shared their knowledge of black-related diseases with North American colleagues. Mortality statistics for whites were calculated from census data statistics for slaves were based on small sample-sizes. ![]() The life expectancy in 1850 of a white person in the United States was forty for a slave, twenty-two. Those who could not work or reproduce because of illness or age were sometimes abandoned by their owners, expelled from plantations, and left to fend for themselves.Ī broad and common measure of the health of a population is its life expectancy. ![]() It was to the economic advantage of owners to keep their working slaves healthy, and those of reproductive age reproducing. Slavery had associated with it the health problems commonly associated with poverty. The health of slaves on American plantations was a matter of concern to both slaves and their owners. See also: Treatment of slaves in the United States ![]()
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