The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA AT NEWCASTLE.

NEWCASTLE, SEPT. 11.—The following telegraphic
coastaanication from Newcastle has been received ttis
day :—All the reported cases which have proved fatal oc-
curred between the Ith end the 11th Sept. On Elsturd:y
and Sunday (yesterday) there were 73 fresh cues, besides
some private cues at Gateshead ; out of there there were
27 deaths."

NEWCASTLII, Sam 10.—In consequence of the alarming
spread of the cholera in the districts occupied by the
working classes, in the eastern and western parts of
this town, a meeting of the poor:law guardians
was held in their rooms, Pilgrim-street, yesterday. The
medical (Aeon were present. From the reports that
were made it appears that the eastern district is the
most affected by the epidemic. Mr. Newton, the me-
dical officer of All Saints, said he had 17 eases, most of
which bad waned within the last two days, and of
whom seven bad died since the previous night, and the
remainder were such bad cases that two-thirds would pro-
bably die. It appears the epidemic first broke out in
Sandgate, where there have been several fatal eases after a
few hours' illness, besides two or three in Hopper's-entry,
a case in Pilgrim-street, another in Shaluipeare-street, and
a case or two in Silver-street. It was mentioned that a
I workman of the name of Hare was taken ill at his bench in
the workshop in Pilgrim-street, at five o'clock on the pre-
ceding evening, and died by eleven. Another man, in Gates-
head, was working up to six, and was dead by twelve.
Mr. Boyd reported five fatal eases in Westgate dis-
trict. Numerous cases of diarrhoea were reported from
Arthur's-hill, and Mr. Winship, of St. Nichol's district,
said he had eight cases, four of them since the previous
night, of which five had died, and only one reco-
rend. The first took place in the Puddingehare ; the se-
cond, in Bankside, Castle Garth; the next in the Raft-
yard the next, at the Head-of-the-Side ' • and another in
the Bigg-mark. t. The other districts were reported
healthy. Besides the cues that lad come under the cogni-
sance of the parish surgeons, several guardians reported
that numerous eases had come into the hands of private
practitioner. The board took energetic measures to carry
out c iticient sanitary regulations, to prevent the epidemic
extending, and two assistant surgeons were appointed fur
the districts that were infected. The following suggestions
made by Mr. Newton, surgeon, met the hearty approval
of the board :-1. A sanitary officer, to act in conjunc-
tion with the medical and relieving officer for the parish
of All Saints. 2. Four or six nurses, or female attend-
ants, to be employed ; also whitewashers. 3. From
places overcrowded means should be provided for re-
moving to the vagrant ward. 4. That the inspectors of
provisions should visit the Hamburg steamboats and
fruit ships, with a view to ascertain and interdict the
sale of rotten or unwholesome fruit. 6. That a " house
to house" visitation be established to treat all incipient
eases, and to cause the removal of filth and nuisances.
6. That a cholera station be placed about the west-end
of the New-road, where medicine and attendance can
be promptly had during the night. 7. That animal food
and bread and coals be distributed to widows and other
very destitute people in the neighbourhood of infected
localities. 8. That the police be requested to stop the
prevalent practice of throwing night soil out of the
windows. 9. That the scavenging of the narrow lanes,
Lc., be done in the morning, and not, as at present, in
the middle of the day. 10. That all the lanes from
the head of the quay to the east end of Sandgate be
washed out by the water engine." It was determined to
make • careful " house to house visitation," and report
to a committee of the guardians each evening, the me
dical men to have the fullest liberty in exercising their
discretion in each case without waiting for an order
from the relieving officer. There have been some bad
cases at Bill-quay and some other of the small villages, but ,
both the harbour towns of Shields are healthy, and down '
to this evening the crews in the ships in the river are also
in a healthy state. The Tynemouth corporation have
given full power to the local board of health to whitewash
and cleanse out the parts of the town most frequented be
seafaring people, which streets, blind alleys, and quays too
much resemble the most filthy districts of Shadwell and
Wapping.
The Norwegian papers now announce that the cholera
is also in full actuity in that country. In Christiana the
last accounts give 400 sick and 304 deaths. In Gothen-
burg it is also severe; whilst in Carlskrona it is raging
with uncommon violence, there being already 1,211 at-
tacked, of whom 601 have died. In Copenhagen it is not
yet entirely extinct, there being to day 9 sick and 3 dead ;
total, 7,453 cases, of which 4,041 have proved fatal.
Copper worn next the skin is again spoken of in Sweden
as • specific against the cholera. It is said that no copper-
smith in Sweden ha: ever died of this disease.