The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-18 00:00:00

CHOLERA AND DIARRECEA RETURNS.

DRAMS REGISTERED ON IFOZBDAT, 16TH OCTOBER, 1866.
Cholera. Diarrhoea.
West districts
North districts 8
Central districts
East districts 8
South districts 6

Total in London
General Register-office, Somerset House, Oct 17.

CHOLERA IN THI HOVSE or Drrzrnox.—Yes-
terday afternoon Dr. Lankester instituted en inquiry at
the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, into the circum•
stances attending the death of Gorge Hendrie. The
deceased, Grorge Hendrie, aged 39, followed the occupation
of an " importer" of goods, and he was sent to the House
of Correction for three months for an assault upon his wife.
The magistrate who committed hhn directed that at the end
of his time he should find bail for tOl. to keep the
pesos for nine months. On Saturday last his term
of imprisonment expired, but being unable to
find bail he was removed to the House of
Detention. On Sunday morning he complained of
being unwell, and was removed into the inf r-
mary, where some diarrhoea mixture was administered
to him. The doctor was sent for, who four d him suffering
from the usual symptoms of cholera, and on Sanday night
he died. Dr. Smiles said he was the prison surgeon. He
saw the deceased on Sunday morning, and recognised him
as &prisoner who had been in the House of Correction. He
left there on Saturday, and during the time he was in
had not been ill. Witness 'was called to attend him on
Sunday, and found him suffering from cholera, and had
him wrapped in warm blankets, and ordered him the
usual treatment, but he died on Sunday night about
c'even o'clock. In answer to a question from the
coroner, witness said there Lad been a case of cholera in the
House of Correction a few days since, bat the
deceased did not come into communication with that
patient during the time he was in the prison. In his
opinion the deceased died from Asiatic cholera. He did
not think that cholera was on the ircrease in the prison,
every means that could possibly be devised being taken to
prevent and chelk it. The coroner said he was of opinion
that the deceased was contaminated with cholera, or else
it bad been communicated to him while undergoing sen-
tence in the House of Correction. The jury returned a
verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, viz.,
that the deceased died from the effects of Asiatic cholera.

RITERS POLLUTION Colonastow.—}ler Majesty's
commissioners, Robert Bawlinson, Esq., C. 8., John
Thornhill Harrison, Esq., and Professor J. Thomas Way
have recommenced their laboun in the basin of the York-
shire Ouse, and are now holding an inquiry at Wakefield
relative to the state of the river Calder and its tributaries,
via.:—Their pollution by town sewage and refuse from
manufactories, obstruction by solid refuse from manufac-
tories, nature and extent of manufactures carried on upon
tie banks of the river and streams. Cause and extent of
flooding upon adjacent lands. Water supply, especially as
affecting the river and streams. The commissioners will
afterwards hold similar inquiries at Huddersfield, Leeds,
Bradford, Halifax, and other towns on the rivers Aire and
Calder.

CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL —A. special court of
governors of this institution was held yesterday in the
board-room of the hospital, to consider a report from the
medical committee recommending the appointment of •
physician-aocoucheur, specially to superintend the mid-
wifery department, and that the system of visiting pa-
tients out of the hospital (with the exception of midwifery
cases) be discontinued. Mr. Stuart occupied the chair.
The chairman said with respect to the first recommenda-
tion, it had been found necessary in consequence of the
students of the hospital complaining that due attention
not being paid to midwifery cases, they were prevented
learning • most important branch of the medical profes-
sion ; and with respect to the second, the medical staff
reported that with the large increaa• of in-patients it was
impossible for them to continue satisfactorily the visiting
of out-patients at their own homes. After some discus-
sion both recommendations were unanimously adopted.
It was also resolved to open a ward in the hospital for the
'Twill treatment of the diseases incident to women, such
ward to be under the superintendence of the physician-
acoonchenr. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded
the proceedings.
I THZ CASCAL WARDS OF Sr. PANCRAS WORE-
HOCBE.—The Poor-law Board have addressed a letter to
the guardians of the poor of St. Pancras, stating that from
the reports of Mr. Corbett, Poor-law inspector, and of
the police-officers it appears that the arrangements in
regard to the wards for the reception of niale casuals are
defective, and that there are no proper lavatories in them ;
that the ward formerly used for female annals belonging
to the parish has been converted into • ward for boys i and
that the female casuals are now placed with the ortlumw
Inmates of the workhouse, an arrangement which appears
most objectionable ; and the Poor-law Board request the
observations of the directors upon the subject.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL—The number
of patients relieved at this hospital during the past week
was 2,216 ;of these 540 were new oases. Since the out-
break of cholera in the district of the hospital 91 masa
hairs been admitted, and 5,954 persons suffering from
diaarbosa mosived