The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-20 00:00:00

NHWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

October 18—Cholera, 6 • diarrhoea, 3. The total
number of deaths from Cholera and diarrhoea in
Newcastle during the present outbreak has been
1,314. In the same period—viz., the first 48 days—
during the prevalence of epidemic cholera in
1831-2, the number of deaths was 291.
DABLINGTON.—heath—Oct. 17. Diarrhcea, 1.
GATESHEAD lisioN.—lleaths—Oct. 17. Cholera,
3 ;l 4arrhcea, 1.
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GATESIIEAD (HEWORTH Disnmv).—Deatha—
Oct. 18. Cholera, 3.
Sot ril SHIELDS UNlON.—Deaths—Oct. 13 and
15. Cholera, 2; Diarrhcca 2.
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD.—Leath—Oct.I7. Cholera, 1.
HowD6B.--Deatha—Oct. 16. Cholera, 2.
CUXTON, NEAR ROCHEaTER..—DeMIas—Oct. 16
and 17. Cholera 2.

MARYPORT.—The report from this place states
that there' have beeu about 10 deaths in 10 or 14

days.
DANZIG.—The recent visitation of cholera in this
city and neighbourhood has been of a wilder charac-
ter than on former occasions. _

The entire number of met from its commence-
ment, 13th of July to the Bth of October, 1853, are
reported to have been—civilians : 760 attacked, 495
deaths, 195 recovered; military: 140 attached, 60
deaths, 69 recovered. Thero were still under nudi-
cal care at the date of the latest despatches, 61
persons.

The College of Physicians hare just spoken out
upon cholera, as follows :
Royal College of Physicians, Oct. Id.
The Cholera COmmittee of the Royal College of Physi-
cians have received from various quarters applications for
some plain directions calculated to be of service to the
public during the prevalence of epidemic cholera, when
medical advice may not be immediately at band, and odors
such advice can possibly be obtained. For this reason the
committee deem it right to offer to the public some ins:rue-
, t ions, which on accoust of an extended notification" having
been issued by the •Gesicral Board of Health, on the 20th of
September, 1863, may be brief; and are in.uo case intended
either to supersede the necessity of having recourse, as
speedily as passible, to further medical assistance, or to ira-
-Isuse any authoritative restriction on medical practitioners.
Daring the prevalence of cholera,—
1. No degree of looseness of the bowels should be neg-
lected for a single hour. Medical advice. should be at
once sought when the looseness begins; and, previous to
the arrival of a medical attendant, some of the medicines,
at other times used fur checking diarrhass, should be taken,
'for example, the chalk mixture, the compound cinnamon
powder, or .the compound chalk powder-with opium, in
doses of from 20 to 40 grains for an adult.
2. No 'alias- aperients or drastic purgatives should be
taken without the advice of a medic: I man.

3. Intemperance in eating or drinking is highly dan-
gerous. But the moderate use of vegetable us well as
animal food may be recommended ; midi in general, such a
plan of diet u each individual has found by experience to
be most conducive to his health. For any considerable
change in the diet to which a versos has been aceusttmed,
is seldom advisable during the prevalence of an epidi niic.
4. Debility, exhaustion, and exposure to damp, render
the poor especially *object to the violence of the d,seaae.
The committee urge upon the rich, the necessity of supply-
ing those in need with food, fuel, arid clothing.
a. 'file extrume importance of removing or couatorattini
sit impurities, whether in the air, water, or soil, a- 7 Yen-
tilatien, cleanliness, and the tree use of chloride of lime,
or chloride of zinc, car.not be too strongly insisted upon.
Lastly, since the reports mode tithe College of Physician*
show that of the per,ons who were eager d about the sick
:in the last epidemic. the le-ember of those who were attacked
!by the disease was, iu propertien, exceedingly soul., the
'fear of infection may be practically disregarded.
The cowl-duce lorbear to dwoll upon the extreme import-
'awe of providing medical attendants at dispeuserie• ter the
'trent:neat of the &aerie:se among the poor; et or.dit sing
in every, district affected op cholera se)iet, is called tile aye.
tell of Acme-to-how visitation, and of establishing tempo-
Jar, I.dspitala for the recepti m et Italie:tits who cennut be
(properly treated at their own homes; .§4couse these men.
cures hove been strongly and properly thircelin the '
No-
tificetieb Plttilidatil by the General Board of Health.

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GLOUCESTER (\Vr.usesnev),
A fatal cue of cholera h u occitrzed lure, and lios
crustal oreatcomitarnatioa. Tae victim. is Mrs. Patin?, the
Scifc cr a highly respretelny druc2ist,.Lormetly a member
of the t. ten gunnel]. She went to London on Soturday. and
stayed tul .Mindsy, in • house in Southmark, in which.
neighbourhood. sgverii deaths trunt cholera hod occurred.
While journoying.to Gloucester on Mondry eventuo she
more than aim mentioned this fact, which had evidently
taken a.strong hold on her mind,and• pn-ZaasOff._ she was
seized with symptoms of the disease an 6041b,s6oChOnal.

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