The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-01 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

Yesterday, at the meeting of the directors and
guardians of the poor, held at the Vestry Hall, Camden-
town, Mr. Churchwarden Eekett in the chair, from the
statement made by Dr. Hillier, the medical officer of
health, and others, it appeared there had been nine fatal
cases of cholera iu the parish during the last week, seven ,
of which were of the true Asiatic type, and bad terminated
fatally within 24 hours. It was felt that, seeing how
cholera was ravaging the east-end districts, it was high
time they should make every preparation to meet the
epidemic.
The sudden outbreak of cholera in Whitechapel
is bringing the resources of the London Hospital to the
severest test. The officers of the establishment are pain-
fully oonscious of the degree to which their ordinary
means are inadequate to meet the visitation, and especially
do they feel the want of more ample supplies in money
and brandy. Another shortcoming is the attendant)* •
for, while there should be an immediate increase to the
number of nurses, two of thee, important helpmates have
already been carried off by the disease.
A poor woman named Ellen Pridhara was yesterday
charged with being drunk and disorderly in the infirmary
of the Poplar Union Workhouse, where she had been in
attendance on cholera patients. Mr. Paget sentenced her
to 21 days' imprisonment and hard labour. About two
hours afterwards Roche, the jailer of the court, announced
that the prisoner was attacked with cholera in the cell in
which she was confined, and was in a very frightful con-
dition. Mr. Paget said that a medical man hie( better be
meet for directly to see thesick woman and prescribe for her.
It was stated that all the medical men were too busy in
consequenee of the prevailing epidemic. Mr. Paget, after
consulting with Mr. Pm the chief clerk, decided that the
invalid should be sent back to Poplar workhouse directly,
and a cab having been hired she was lifted into it in a state
of severe suffering and driven away. The housekeeper of
the court immediately prepared a solution of °Monde of
lime and disinfected the cell in which the woman had been
incarcerated. He also threw a large quantity over the
floor of the court.
The total admissions of cholera patients up to yesterday
at the Liverpool workhouse were 91, the deaths 55. Four
more deaths were reported yesterday from the town. At
their meeting yesterday. the select vestry respectfully de-
clined the proffered services of the Sisters of Charity in
cholera cases. At the workhouse five more deaths have

occurred since yesterday.
A death is said to have occurred in Dublin on Friday
from Asiatic cholera of the most decided type. A girl,
aged 15, returning from England, landed on Thursday
at the North-wall from the Liverpool steamer, being unwell
at the time, us it sae supposed from sickness. Her illness
soon became so severe that the services of a medical man
were called into requisition. The Count de Kavanagh I
was brought into attendance, but notwithstanding the
moat unremitting attention the girl died on Friday
afternoon at one o'clock. The police communicated
the facts to Dr. Mapother, the city officer of health,
and to Dr. Kirwan, city coroner, both of whom ex-
amined the remains, and came to the conclusion that
the cause of death was too plainly evident. Dr. Kirwan
ordered the immediate interment of the body. However
the contagion was not thus got rid of, as it unfor-
tunately proved ; for on Monday morning a child residing
in the same house was taken ill with the same disease.
Dr. Mapother was in immediate attendance, and, owing
to the energetic means adopted by him, by night she was
considered out of danger.
The wife of a ship carpenter died of cholera at Montrose
on Saturday last, after an illness of twenty-two hours.
Deceased arrived from London, where she had been on •
visit, on the previous evening.