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¶ 1 Leave a comment on paragraph 1 0 CHOLERA.

¶ 2 Leave a comment on paragraph 2 0 355

¶ 3 Leave a comment on paragraph 3 0 ment] some portion of the 68 patients died for their country’s good, there have been others who have died for the curiosity—-it was little better—of those who adopted as a suggestion that which ought only to have been a question. The newspaper is the worst of all mediums for prescribing physic.” The Registrar-General supplies  us with Some evidence on this point, in the following cases:-

¶ 4 Leave a comment on paragraph 4 0 At 6, Hungerford-street, on 16th September, a boot-maker, • aged 52 years, ” malignant cholera (12 hours.)” From 59, Christian-street, Liverpool. Had diarrhoea on 9th, and took castor-oil; having exceeded in drink, was again ill on the 11th. On the 14th took rhubarb pills, which purged continuously till 16th, 8h. 30m. p.m.; when, having taken brandy in tea, he was instantly seized with vomiting and collapse, and died at 9h. 30m. p.m.

¶ 5 Leave a comment on paragraph 5 0 At York Chambers, Adelphi, oh 22nd September, a gentleman, aged about 60 years, “ diarrhoea (5 days), cholera (1 day).” Within the influence of the nuisance on the river at West Wharf, Adelphi. Had diarrhoea some days, which was controlled by opiates ; having taken some castor-oil, the Unfavourable symptoms returned, and ended fatally.

¶ 6 Leave a comment on paragraph 6 0 At 48, Georgiana-Street, on 18th September, a chaffbutter, aged 50 years, “cholera (24 hours), consecutive fever with suppression of urine (48 hours).” In consequence of a slight pain in the bowels, the deceased applied to a druggist, who gave him a dose of castor-oil, which brought on Cholera and diarrhoea in nine hours.

¶ 7 Leave a comment on paragraph 7 0 At 6, Hutchison-Street, Aldgate, On 17th September, the daughter of a grocer, aged 5 years, “vomiting (16 hours), collapse.” The Medical attendant states: “ This child had a dose of castor-oil administered, after which, incessant vomiting took place for 16 hours; I was then requested to see the child, and found her in a state of collapse, and in about an hour and a-half she died.”

¶ 8 Leave a comment on paragraph 8 0 At 4, Fleet-street hill, on 19th September, a dock-labourer, aged 49 years, “ diarrhoea, cholera (7 hours), collapse (3 hours)/’ Informant, the Widow, states that her husband had diarrhoea a week before, but got over it without medicine; he went to bed between 8 and 9 on the evening of the 18th quite well ; she went out, and came home soon after 10, and found him out of bed in very great agony with the cramp in feet, legs, arms, and hands; gave him castor-oil, and applied mustard poultices, but could not get, Medical advice till about 1 o’clock a.m., and he died about 10 a.m. The whole six cases Of cholera I have registered this week are in the immediate vicinity, densely populated.

¶ 9 Leave a comment on paragraph 9 0  At 6, Chapel-street, Stockwell, on 16th September, the son of a tailor, aged 2 years and 11 mouths, “Asiatic cholera (8 hours).” Mr. Osborn, the Medical man, states:- “ The patient only had two small premonitory movements, and sunk immediately into a State of collapse, which gradually increased until ten o’clock, the time of death; no cause could be assigned. The castor-oil treatment Was adopted, but without the slightest good effect; there was no purging or sickness after the first two motions referred to. Drains not complained of in the house, but much complained of opposite. The another of this patient died in same house of cholera on 22nd August.

¶ 10 Leave a comment on paragraph 10 0 At High-street, Wandsworth, on 18th September, a butcher, aged 42 years, “ diarrhoea (24 hours), cholera (36 hours).” He had a severe attack in 1849. He was in apparent good health, but took a large dose of castor-oil on the morning of the 15th, which brought on severe diarrhoea.

¶ 11 Leave a comment on paragraph 11 0 The Return of the Registrar-General for the week ending Sept. 23, shows that the cholera is slowly retreating from London; it nevertheless destroyed last week 1284 lives, and 190 from diarrhoea, a reduction of 265 on the previous week. The deaths according to age are— 

¶ 12 Leave a comment on paragraph 12 0 From 0 to 15 … 373

¶ 13 Leave a comment on paragraph 13 0 ,, 15 to 60 … 698

¶ 14 Leave a comment on paragraph 14 0  ,, 60 and upwards …  … … 212

¶ 15 Leave a comment on paragraph 15 0 In the same week of 1849, the number of deaths were 839, and the ages—

¶ 16 Leave a comment on paragraph 16 0 From 0 to 15 … .. … … 234

¶ 17 Leave a comment on paragraph 17 0 „ 15 to 60 … … 471

¶ 18 Leave a comment on paragraph 18 0 „ 60 and upwards  … … 134

¶ 19 Leave a comment on paragraph 19 0 or, taking a week When the numbers were nearly the same as this year, (namely, Aug. 25, 1849,) the  deaths being 1276, the ages were—

¶ 20 Leave a comment on paragraph 20 0 From 0 to 15 … … … … 313

¶ 21 Leave a comment on paragraph 21 0 „ 15 to 60 … … … … 751

¶ 22 Leave a comment on paragraph 22 0 „ 60 and upwards … … …. 212

¶ 23 Leave a comment on paragraph 23 0 The deaths in districts are as follow

¶ 24 Leave a comment on paragraph 24 0 Rate of Increase and Decrease in same Ten Weeks of 1849 and 1854.

¶ 25 Leave a comment on paragraph 25 0 Difference between Mean Temperature of Air on an average of 38 years in same Ten weeks of 1849 and 1854.

¶ 26 Leave a comment on paragraph 26 0 Temperature in same Ten. Weeks of 1849 and 1854.

¶ 27 Leave a comment on paragraph 27 0 Mean Readings of Barometer.

¶ 28 Leave a comment on paragraph 28 0 DEATHS over BIRTHS from Week ending August 12, compared with same Weeks of 1849. 

¶ 29 Leave a comment on paragraph 29 0 BIRTHS above the average of 9 years from the Week ending August 12, 1854, compared with the same Weeks of 1853.

¶ 30 Leave a comment on paragraph 30 0 The following have been the number of deaths from all causes in the General Hospitals of London for the week:—

¶ 31 Leave a comment on paragraph 31 0 Deaths.

¶ 32 Leave a comment on paragraph 32 0 St. Mary’s – . 4  .

¶ 33 Leave a comment on paragraph 33 0 St. George’s … … 9

¶ 34 Leave a comment on paragraph 34 0 Westminster … … 9

¶ 35 Leave a comment on paragraph 35 0 Charing Cross … … 1

¶ 36 Leave a comment on paragraph 36 0 Middlesex … … 6

¶ 37 Leave a comment on paragraph 37 0 University College . … 4

¶ 38 Leave a comment on paragraph 38 0 Royal Free Hospital … 7

¶ 39 Leave a comment on paragraph 39 0 Deaths-

¶ 40 Leave a comment on paragraph 40 0 King’s College … … 3

¶ 41 Leave a comment on paragraph 41 0 St. Bartholomew’s…  24

¶ 42 Leave a comment on paragraph 42 0 London… … … 9

¶ 43 Leave a comment on paragraph 43 0 Guy’s … … … 8

¶ 44 Leave a comment on paragraph 44 0 St. Thomas’s …  … 9

¶ 45 Leave a comment on paragraph 45 0 Total …… 93

¶ 46 Leave a comment on paragraph 46 0 St. James’s.—Mr. Bazalgette, in a report to the Commissioners of Sewers, says :—“It appears, so far as I have been able to ascertain, that up to the present time the streets in which new sewers are now in the course of construction have been more exempt from the visitation of cholera than other similar streets where no such works are in progress; and although much has been said respecting the existence and disturbance of the ancient ‘ plague-field,’ in Little Marlborough-street, to account for the recent outbreak of cholera in that neighbourhood, it is a fact that the ‘plague-field,’ as it is called, Occupied only a small spot at the extremity of the district visited with disease, and that the cholera was less virulent at that particular spot than in many