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Good Health in 1886
Page 3 of Harrisburg's 1886 municipal report extols the good health of the city in the decades prior to the City Beautiful Movement.
Harrisburg's Health Conditions in 1894
Page 76 of Harrisburg's 1894 report describes how epidemics were present this year, marking a decrease in health several years before the start of the City Beautiful Movement.
Harrisburg's Epidemics in 1899
Page 169 of Harrisburg's 1899 municipal report describes multitude of diseases and increased death rate in Harrisburg, indicating that in the years immediately preceding the City Beautiful Movement, Harrisburg's state of health was in rapid decline.