Isaac Phelps
Inspector

Isaac Phelps

Illness
End of Watch March 25, 1839
Age 53
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Gender Male

Incident

Died of Hydrophobia after being bitten by a rabid dog he had rescued.

Died of Hydrophobia after being bitten by a rabid dog he had rescued.

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187 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Inspector Phelps served with the Town of Nottingham.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Town of Nottingham
Location ENG
Platform Identity n.ngm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 25, 1839
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Inspector Isaac Phelps is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

Town of Nottingham
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Isaac Phelps's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Isaac Phelps Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Isaac Phelps is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285