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\"Medical<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CHOLERA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

355<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ment] some portion of the 68 patients died for their country\u2019s good, there have been others who have died for the curiosity\u2014-it was little better\u2014of 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.\u201d The Registrar-General supplies  us with Some evidence on this point, in the following cases:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 6, Hungerford-street, on 16th September, a boot-maker, \u2022 aged 52 years, ” malignant cholera (12 hours.)\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At York Chambers, Adelphi, oh 22nd September, a gentleman, aged about 60 years, \u201c diarrhoea (5 days), cholera (1 day).\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 48, Georgiana-Street, on 18th September, a chaffbutter, aged 50 years, \u201ccholera (24 hours), consecutive fever with suppression of urine (48 hours).\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 6, Hutchison-Street, Aldgate, On 17th September, the daughter of a grocer, aged 5 years, \u201cvomiting (16 hours), collapse.\u201d The Medical attendant states: \u201c 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 4, Fleet-street hill, on 19th September, a dock-labourer, aged 49 years, \u201c diarrhoea, cholera (7 hours), collapse (3 hours)\/\u2019 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\u2019clock 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 At 6, Chapel-street, Stockwell, on 16th September, the son of a tailor, aged 2 years and 11 mouths, “Asiatic cholera (8 hours).\u201d Mr. Osborn, the Medical man, states:- \u201c The patient only had two small premonitory movements, and sunk immediately into a State of collapse, which gradually increased until ten o\u2019clock, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At High-street, Wandsworth, on 18th September, a butcher, aged 42 years, \u201c diarrhoea (24 hours), cholera (36 hours).\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2014 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 0 to 15 … 373<\/p>\n\n\n\n

,, 15 to 60 … 698<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 ,, 60 and upwards …  … … 212<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the same week of 1849, the number of deaths were 839, and the ages\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 0 to 15 … .. … … 234<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e 15 to 60 … … 471<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e 60 and upwards  … … 134<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 0 to 15 … … … … 313<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e 15 to 60 … … … … 751<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e 60 and upwards … … …. 212<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deaths in districts are as follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DISTRICTS AND sub-districts:<\/td>Elevation above Trinity High- water Mark.<\/td>Popula- tion >, in  1851. <\/td>Deaths from Cholera registered<\/td>Total of 9 Weeks ending Sept. 22; 1849.<\/td><\/tr>
in the Eleven  Weeks ending Sept. 23.<\/td>in the Week ending Sept. 23.<\/td>in the Week ending Sept. 22, 1849. <\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
LONDON ……….<\/td>feet <\/em>39<\/td>2,362,236<\/td>… 8953<\/td>1284<\/td>839<\/td>12,260<\/td><\/tr>
West Districts. …<\/td>28<\/td>376,527<\/td> 1774<\/td> 216<\/td>68<\/td>1004 <\/td><\/tr>
North Districts ..<\/td>135<\/td>49Q,39;6,<\/td>.. 645<\/td>70 <\/td>71<\/td>778<\/td><\/tr>
Central Districts<\/td>49<\/td>393,256<\/td>495<\/td>77<\/td>95<\/td>1514<\/td><\/tr>
East Districts. …<\/td>26<\/td>485,522<\/td>1170<\/td> 197 <\/td>183<\/td>2918<\/td><\/tr>
South Districts ..<\/td>6<\/td>616,635<\/td>4869<\/td>724 <\/td>422<\/td>6346<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rate of Increase and Decrease in same Ten Weeks of 1849 and 1854.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


<\/td>		1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td>7<\/td>8<\/td>9<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
1849 Incr.<\/td>339<\/td>105<\/td>143<\/td>
<\/td>		406<\/td>
<\/td>		391<\/td>363<\/td>
<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Decr. 1854<\/td>
<\/td>
<\/td>
<\/td>		103<\/td>
<\/td>
<\/td>
<\/td>		\u2022\u2022<\/td>344.<\/td>843,<\/td><\/tr>
Incr.<\/td>21<\/td>107<\/td>\u2022266<\/td>245 <\/td>85<\/td>118<\/sup><\/td>440<\/td>763<\/td>
<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Decr.<\/td>
<\/td>
<\/td>
<\/td>		 \u2022\u2022<\/td>\u2022\u2022<\/td>
<\/td>
<\/td>		..<\/td>.501<\/td>265<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Difference between Mean Temperature of Air on an average of 38 years in same Ten weeks of 1849 and 1854.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1849<\/td>\u2014 0-3<\/td>\u2014 2-2<\/td>\u2014 1-9<\/td>+ 4-9<\/td>\u2014 1-1<\/td>+ 2’6<\/td>
+ 8\u20197<\/td>		+ 5\u20198<\/td>
<\/td>		\u2014 1*2<\/td><\/tr>
1854<\/td>+ 1’3<\/td>+ 2\u20199<\/td>-3-7<\/td>
<\/td>		+ 1-2<\/td>+ 1*1
<\/td>		+ 5\u20189<\/td>+ 1\u20191<\/td>+ 3*8<\/td>+ 1’5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Temperature in same Ten. Weeks of 1849 and 1854.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1849<\/td>60-5<\/td>58\u20199<\/td>59-5<\/td>66\u20194<\/td>60’3<\/td>62-9<\/td>64*0<\/td>64*1<\/td> 56*5<\/td>55*7<\/td><\/tr>
1854<\/td>63-2<\/td>64-9<\/td>585<\/td>60’1<\/td>59’9<\/td>61-2 <\/td>65*1<\/td>59*2<\/td>60*7<\/td>571<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mean Readings of Barometer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1849<\/td>29\u2019692<\/td>129-598<\/td>29;793<\/td>29*766<\/td>20-678<\/td>30 ‘076<\/td>29-772<\/td>29’884<\/td>29-464<\/td>30.155<\/td><\/tr>
1854<\/td>29’954
<\/td>		29-999<\/td>29\u2019701<\/td>29-846<\/td>29*813<\/td>29-915<\/td>30.-212<\/td>30-166<\/td>29-857<\/td>29\/972<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DEATHS over BIRTHS from Week ending August 12, compared with same Weeks of 1849. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


<\/td>		1<\/td>
<\/td>		3<\/td> 4<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td>7<\/td><\/tr>
1849 .:….<\/td>650<\/td>89’6<\/td> 1140<\/td>1569<\/td>1882<\/td>1563<\/td>581<\/td><\/tr>
1854 ……<\/td>. 170<\/td>264<\/td>401<\/td>890<\/td>1807<\/td>1331<\/td>876<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

BIRTHS above the average of 9 years from the Week ending August 12, 1854, compared with the same Weeks of 1853.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1853 …..<\/td>110<\/sup><\/td>170<\/td>134<\/sup><\/td>204<\/td>342<\/td>
196<\/td>		223<\/td><\/tr>
1854<\/td>306 <\/td>206<\/td>271<\/td>258<\/td>205<\/td>140<\/strong><\/td>297<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The following have been the number of deaths from all causes in the General Hospitals of London for the week:\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Mary\u2019s – . 4  .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. George\u2019s … … 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Westminster … … 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charing Cross … … 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middlesex … … 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

University College . … 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Royal Free Hospital … 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deaths-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King\u2019s College … … 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Bartholomew’s…  24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

London… … … 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guy\u2019s … … … 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Thomas\u2019s …  … 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total …… 93<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. James\u2019s.\u2014Mr. Bazalgette, in a report to the Commissioners of Sewers, says :\u2014\u201cIt 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 \u2018 plague-field,\u2019 in Little Marlborough-street, to account for the recent outbreak of cholera in that neighbourhood, it is a fact that the \u2018plague-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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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