The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-15 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

The following is the official return of deaths from
'holes& and diarrhoea registered es Thursday, 13th
espternber :
Cada& Diarrheas.
West districts
North districts 6
East districts l2 ... 5
South dadaists 7
1

Total in London
The ream for the nab-district of St. Paul's, Hasher'.
smith, war not received in thus fee publication.

MANSION-EOM RELIEF ()mourns.
Yesterday a meeting of the working committee
was held ; the LORD MArog in the chair,
An infhiential depulaticia from the committee
of the Seamen's Hospital (ship Dreadnought) attendedle-
fore the committee, accompanied by Kr, K. Cookie,
secretary, and Dr. Rooks, the mMml officer, to state
operations with regard to the visitation of cholera.
deputation stated that Dr. Book., their medical offitier,
had represented to the committee of the hospital that
oases of cholera were being deliy brought from the river
to their cholera ship, the liedleisle, and that on inquiry
he found that no visitation of the ships in the river had
tales place' or was taking plats. Dr. Roche geve
Ues his opinion that it would be highly advisable, and
tend to amok the *reed of the disease, if the ships en the
river ware visited daily. The committee thereupon in-
, sh acted their secretary, Mr. Cook, to write to the lards
I of the Privy Council, which he did, and an answer was
returned that the matter should have the consideralltm of
their lordships. Not having received any further cotarou-
nirition from the Privy Council, and nothing having been
done by their lordships, the following week the surgeon
again represented the matter to the committee, stated that
cues of cholera were on the increase, and that every day's
delay was attended with risk to so many lives. Upon that
representation, the committee, resolving to take the respon-
sibility expense of the work upon themselves, in-
structed the surgeon to make such arrangements as he
deemed megrim" to early oat an efficient inspection of the
river. Those arrangements were accordingly made, and
ever sines the llth August the river from London-
bridge to Woolwich and the Regent's end City Canals
had been visited daily (Sundays excepted). Every
vessel moored in those districts had been vi-
sited by the medical caw daily. In all cams of
diarrheas medicines were riven, and disinfectants
were distributed where required on board the ships. ' The
medicines and disinfectants ware carried in the hospital
boat, and given by the medical officer himself. Nearly
10,000 vowels had been so visited, and 1,100 OWNS, in which
medicines and disinfectants had been dispensed. To show
the good effects of the visitation and those precautions,
between the 18th of July, when the first am of cholera
was taken to the !!elms!. cholera ship, and the 11th
August, when the visitation commenced, an interval of 24
days, El cases of cholera were admitted from those dis-
triets of the river only which the hospital had under super-
vision. Between the 11th August and yesterday not more
than Bor 10 ewe, :peaking from memory, had been ad-
mitted from tits mane districts, and every cue except 2,
which cianirred on the first day of the visitation, was sent
in by the medical offioer of each district in the early stage
of the disease, the boats which conveyed them to the
Belleisle being distinguished by a white flag and the
letters S. H., denoting Seamen's Hospital. For the pure
poste of visitation they had mapped the river into four
districts. the lint being on the north side of the river
from London-bridge to the Tunnel-pier, including the
Regent's Canal; the almond being south of the river from
London.bridge to Greenwich ; the third included the City
Canal on the north ride, and the north tido of the river
from the Tunnel-pier to Greenwich ; sad the fourth ex-
tended from Greenwich to Woolwich, including Bow
Creek. 73 cases of cholera had been received on board the
Belleide and there had been 20 deaths.
Mr. Clime, the secretary of the hospital, supplementing
the above statement, said the annual income of the insti-
tution was not equal to the expenditure, and that every
year the authorities were obliged to intrench on the lega-
cies left to the hospital to make up the dethiency. It had
suffered a severe loss, viz., about .74.1/. a year, from the
abolition of the Merchant Seamen's Society, and also a loss
of 1,1001. a year, which it used to receive from the Beard
of Trade. Its annual expenditure was about 8,0001. a
year, sad its receipts 6,0001., of which about 3,000/ aear
was derived from hgaolim. Mr. Cook added, in reply to
Mr. Richard Hoare, that their tote/ impairs for che ni
pumosm had been about rkot, of which about UM. a
week had been expended by the medical officer. They had
received 1101. from the public on the occasion, including
501. from the Trinity House.
Sir MOIDAUNT WELLS thought the work had been ad-
mirably done by the society. He asked the deputation
how it was that in such a port as London the shipowners
and marten did not support them, so as to keep up an
ample income. The committee were much surprised to
learn that a hospital of such great importance did not re-
ceive the support it deserved. They should be glad, on
public grounds, to know that it did.
Mr. COOK replied that the reason sailors waived for
not contributing was that hospital money was kept off
their wages, and that they thought it, ur part of it, went
to support the Dreadnought. That money, however
went to Greenwich Hospital ; and it wee estimated the;
from the reign of William and Mary Greenwich Hospital
had received 2,000,0004 sterling tram the mercantile
marine.
Sir M. Wzua, the chairman for the time, intimated
io the deputation that the committee had unanimously
voted them 2501., adding that they were also
unani-
manly of opinion that the institution was deserving the
most generous support from the public, and that the
managuig committee had discharged their duty in the
emergency in an admirable manner, and in a manner con-
ducing to the intercede of the metropolis, having repaid to
the danger during a visitation of cholera,of the disease being
still further pro ted in this country through shipping,
or carried ab in the same way.
Tho committee, before eeperatang, made a vent of 1001.
to Miss Marsh's Convalescents' Home, and also one of 801.
for convalescent purposes to the parish of West Ham.
The oonimittee then adjourned till Monday.
id

ST. Alennaw's CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, CLEVER.
This hospital, which is situated at Clever, within a mile
of Windsor, is fast verging towards completion, and it is
expected rill be opened on the 40th November (St.
Andrew's Day). Asa monument of English charity it
is worthy of its founders, and presents an imposing ap-
pearance from the highway. Built of red brick and
Bath stone, and surmounted by a tiled roof, there is
an air of simplicity and purity in its style, amounting,
in some of its details, almost to severity ; but which is
in excellent keeping with the architecture of the age
of which St. Andrew's Hospital is a copy. The new
hospital is capacious, ita extreme length being 212 feet,
the height to the ridge 54 feet, and the extreme width
90 feet. All the arrangements within the building have
been carefully planned with reference to the p
to which it will soon be put, and as an auxiliaryurra7:-
tution to the hospitals of the metropolis it will be found
a most valeable adjunct. The entrance to the hospital is
on the south, the visitor passing in.o an exceedingly well-
designed hall, with porter's and waiting roona, whence a
broad staircase with steps and supporting columns of
Forest of Dean done and an ornamental iron railing
leads to the upper floor and chapel. oo the right of
the ball are the men's and women s dining•rooms while
on the left Is the men's ward, which will contain 24
beds, a nurse's room, and bathing acoommodatioo. The
northern half of the building includes the kitchen, a
dairy, larder, scullery, sisters kitchen, stores, surgery,
surgeon's room, lift and mortuary, width latter building
occupies • semi-detached position from the remainder of
the structure the various offices already alluded to
enclosing a yard. On the chamber floor is the women's
ward, which will accommodate twelve beds, while sepa-
rated by the nurses and bath rooms is an apartment
containing six beds for " penitents." Nurses, sisters'
rooms, parlour, and other offices occupy the other end of
the chamber floor, over which is an attic for sick
children. The chapel will be on the same level with
the chamber floor, and near it will be the chaplain's room
and sacristy. The chapel interior is very handsomely
designed, its chief peculiarity consisting in its being pro-
Tided w.h ornament-I screens and a sick bay behind
which those patient • who are too ill to bear the confine-
ment of a service will be placed. The organ loft will be
in the attic door. Mr. Woodyer is the architect, the
builders being Messrs. Wheeler Brothers, of Reading.
The hospital will be tended by the sisters from the Hesse
of Mercy, Clever; irony of whom, within the last few
months, have done such good service in the cholera wards
of the London hospitals.
ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
—An accident happened last evening near Hitchin, which
had the effect of obstructing the Hue and delaying several
trains. It appears that in shunting a goods or coal train
the pointensas made someatupid blander, which, fir frying
to correct, resulted in throwing one or more of the wag-
gons off the down line and blocking the whole of the up
trade. Of mares the heavy trains from the north and the
specials time Doncaster races were delayed several boars,
but happily nothing beyond delay occurred as far as .par
reporter was able to learn. The train due at Sines-cross
at 9.15 came is just four hours slier its time i and the
heavy special from Doncaster, due at 11.15, ran into Inn-
don at a few minutes before 2 o'clock.
MIN JESUITS AT PRAGITZ.—The Jesuits from
Vendee who hem takes refuge at Prague have as reason
it appears to be lettered by their reception in the Bake-
mien capitaL Shortly after their arrival, their house was
serretanded by a Met 'lewd who sheeted " Down with the
Jesuits ! Down with the hangmen ! " The Bohemians
have good memories.