The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-14 00:00:00

The committee have much pleasure in subjoining 11euied'i
ing extract' from a letter received this morning by t:eg
officer of the parish, from the general Board of I' 3

London :--

The General Board of Health,
11th October, 1853. ith
SIR am am directed by the General Board of -134-eabi'e
convey to you their thankful acknowledgement of your co
interesting .report,. of the Bth instant, on the cholera
which have lately occurred in LiverpOol. 4. t
,-4.‘TheßTd have derived great satisfaction from

evidence contained in your report, of the activity dispilto
the local authorities, in combating the disease, and-are 1).3c0r
larly gratified to learn that measures have been talc° tO
hot!
the assistance of 30 medical practitioners, as house-to-
visitors, whenever their services may be required.
" The Board are disposed to doubt the expediency oi
plying hospitals for the treatment of the sick, inasmuch.,
Board have found from experience, that the exbausti°"io
duced by the simple' removal of patients, Eufferilo
incipient cholera, has not unfrequently pioduced fatal co i
_oil
and as the establishment of numerous hospitals tends to
the
ply the probabilities- that patients will be removed to
hurriedly, and without due care or knowledge. The
think that it would be far preferable to depend chiefly boil
vigilant house to house visitation, combined with the 61111
ment of Houses of Refuge foe the temporary receptiou" 4
inhabitants of any peg-stricken localities."
By order of the Medical Relief Committee,
ED. BRADLEY, CumsYjio
Mr. BRADLEY, in moving the adoption of the rePTo 1
proceedings, remarked that the committee thoughtpTa
sable to deviate from the usual• course of merely rertt
the minutes of. their proceedings, and likewise thous
public men having to carry out most important resrb,
bilities, the public should be made acquainted with
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these responsibilities had been attended to. rilu°' dr,
circumstances, they )requested the Vestry Clerk to.o
up an epitome of the whole proceedings, with at,cl;,l
placing the dOcument before the public: The' pnv",ll
would be able to judge how those responsibilities ha
attended to. 'lt was unnecessary for him to go illwf
details, and he would briefly. move the confirmation °
proceedings

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The CHAIRMAN said he did not know what IMO 91°g 91.
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places they had engaged as hospitals. / , ,tx
Mr. BRADLEY remarked they had one in Moorfielaiji kist.
in William:Street, and dispensaries in Great Crosshat. ek . 1
and in Cheapside. ee4ts:
The CHAIRMAN : There are no more hospitals. tt, The
Mr. BRADLEY :No ; the dispensaries are taken for will r 1
months certain, and then from month to month. tliril
The CHAIRMAN reminded the vestry that the lettervi to,fs ill
the Beard of Health repeated what it before stated, t ' v rsl
was inexpedient to multiply hospitals. iv eat
Mr. BRADLEY quite agreed with the board. Vele befiteri
been Urged by Dr. Cameron and Dr. Duncan to to i',,‘")113.
hospital at the north end of the town„and it was under ,h7a4ebc
circumstances they, had taken the hospital in lirilli, bead
So,
street. He was of opinion that house to house "vis!
was the best course to be adopted. i 141
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Mr. CARNE corroborated what had been stated llt,,it Ice,,
ii
Bradley that the hospital in William's-street had been ji ',heat
at the urgent request of the medical officer of health, Nest
Duncan. 0: chic
Mr. DENTON : £lOO per month is a large sum for t -N bill
reh,
hospital in Moorfields.
ctor call r
The CHAIRMAN :It is only £5O. lie did not thin- 1. I,; ' 4
cessary to go through the various items in the proce€A, i;e3e /
inasmuch as the vestry clerk, with the co-operation 01, • i:tiq iii
Bradley, had drawn up a report which contained an afr ,lit
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of the additional expense. He (the, Chairman) thougli" ith.:','
a most admirable report, very creditable to Mr. Bradt , 44' ,-„-1
the committee, and ought to be very satisfactory to the '''' kti'„''''''
(Hear, hear.) It shewed the parish authorities had 't' Ti" 113.
everything which, humanly speaking, could be done to 4e
them to prevent the spread of disease, should it ,t.b,, Thls' Ar
will of Providence to send it. It was, he thought, 1'1'; to ,e sct'
satisfactory and creditable to the committee, and he trs;', ken fi
their recommendations would be confirmed by the lit`t „._13.14,
confirming the proceedings of the Medical Relief Connit,l if ,We
Mr.. DENTON, should be wanting in his duty if he cl"' • 4q.st w
give his meed of praise to the members of the gcal Fore
Relief Committee, but he was sorry to find there '4'3154 talie'l,
that spirit of unity existing, between their committee and Load'
Health Committee that he could, wish, and he fe3L:i Ilterilan.,°
cholera Were to spread,
,the labours- of those c 00.% , 4iii, "L)
might not be so effective as they otherwise might be. . `--...e, -..--
was one portion of the proceedings he wished to re,le,. 0. 3,(14' 13
e
and that was the removal of the emigrants attacked e , ~,,,Yi
cholera to the workhouse. He (Mr. Denton) thougll'ibe Niv '-r;
hwaaas a
escaped bold anwdhadtanhgeecroonussidewexroperdekrallinodaluesnnetg.aernoauFthocrtoosumenpmaatureselL;
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between the paupers in the
4eld
Mr. SUAENTER supposed there was separation. a
Mr. SHAW : Quite so. • kl• 17,
ti kais '
Mr. CARNE must take a little blame to himself 00 • t(
, i ~.. ,
subject. lle happened to meet the Mayor, -who told ,4•14 .
the passengers were landed, and he (Mr. Came) said oe ' '25
workhouse was prepared for them, and it was better toA f, \l'l biu
them up, inasmuch as there was no place else in tel'oetit %,I,t°
them. The infirmary and hospitals were full, and it sesole, to l'i-rt ;
to himbetter they should be sent up to the workhodusiste;i,b2oo t01ig,,,,
they had been separated from the paupers, than
about the town. Unfortunately they did not succeed Avitifrlbd ~A,
Some refused to go to the workhouse, and others left oaf ' 7ft,
they found out what it
houses, and from those places some few t 0.6 had' be-, tiii
Was, and `vent' pfirite RI sel
back suffering from cholera. He was happyc to sal Doti'
present instance they were not likely to be visited by ode
the accounts were exceedingly favourable.-- There'Plu x
only one or two fatal cases, of paupers attending on- °:t,
patients, audit was not quite clear that cholera ca 4 ,
oli
deaths. He was happy to say no new case had becto:,
ed. • There was only one death, that of a German erl'y
to-day.
re 'fate
Mr. SUMNER thought it judicious to have houses of -,,,, 'ate
The CHAIRMAN said the removal of those parties 1; toe
Workhouse was an act of noble charity ; if a bolajto
(Hear, hear, .) Those parties were brought to a le' Os,
locality, where they were kept perfectly distinetW
the usual inmates. He would ask Mr. Denton ,if
was the most judicious plan to pursue, to allow person:yo
fected by cholera, 'and likely to infect others, to bring 'O4
in a body up to a place where they could be well trecoo!l
and where there could scarcely be any possibility theid
infect others, or allow them to be dispersed over the toed
small-lodging-houses, where they might multiply don! 0
afflictions ? It was a far wiser plan to bring them t'Acii
Workhouse, and he trusted it would be the most ben.e',',d
plan. , Mr. Denton having said something about the isit':lll
unanimity and co-operation between the two bodies, he moo'
be permitted to say ho received a letter from Mr. Ilodsullel,
the subject, which he immediately communicated t°,,,r
Vestry Clerk, and in a few hours after to the Chu': lio
wardens, and Mr. Bradley. He (the Chairman) din 0
find in Mr. Bradley or the Churchwardens the slightestiiiti
disposition to co-operate most cordially and heartlli '0
the General Sub-Committe of Health. It was represellet
to him that the duties of the two Committees were 0100
fectly distinct, that co-operation in the performance of Leto
duties was next to impossible ; but for the purpose of eifor
ing unity of action, Mr. Bradley, and the two Chure .0
dens, would attend the meeting of the General Conunl,o
There was not the slightest indisposition to co..ope';:g
Quite the reverse, a disposition to co-operate in overlap
pest where they possibly could do so, and secure as teo
practicable, by joint action the health of the town. V`
hear, and cheers.)
Mr. CARNE said he was present at the meeting, and eceti
thing passed off agreeably and cordially.
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Mr. DENTON was glad to hear so. The contrary 1.

reported.
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Mr. BRADLEY said Mr. Denton would not have call „glt
a bold step had he seen thos6 poor creatures when 10(1,4
to the Workhouse.. - Were it not for that prompt attcoo
they would have been left to certain death. Infectioubo
gradually encroaching on them, and difficulties arose 11i,,c
they were scarcely able to meet, and they took the judieco
step of promptly bringing them from on board, and Pll' 00
them as they had done, and giving them plenty of breat'w
coffee, clean and warm beds, &c. Some of those people
not'tasted food for three days.

The CHAIRMAN exhibited a specimen of the rotten,
which, with rotten fish, those persons were compelled t:°00
He only wondered that more of them had not fallen "fl
to disease. •
Mr. CARNE said this was not food supplied by the o.°
of tho vessels. It was part of their own provisions.
Mr. DENTON was quite satisfied with the explaa3pe
He was glad no such thing had occurred, as they all
union is strength..

Mr. SHAW directed the attention of the Vestry .ter
mode in which German emigrants from Hamburgb,
dam, and other infected ports, Were landed in Hull all
brought on to Liverpool. He suggested that a dePn
te
should at once call on the government authorities, t°,olr
on them the absolute necessity of establishing strict qv'
tine regulations at Hull. ao?
The proceedings were then confirmed, and the procce
terminated.

FATAL ACCIDENTS.—John. Jones, breaksls4,:
the employment of the London and North Western -"Poi°
Company, was relieved at six o'clock on Tuesday CV
and remained at the station until the last train of Rc
was passing at eight o'clock, when he endeavoured 00
upOn it, for the purpose of returning home. In doinge,
was thrown off by the sudden moving of the carri3.gtl ip
the entire train passed over his head, completely ebbteco
every trace of human features, and nearly severing
his body. An inquest was held yesterday. Verdict, 0, t
dental death."-On Wednesday night, William g.. 111,00,0!
of Joseph Hayes, boatman, residing at 3 Court, Or. get`e,
whilgt crossing Vauxhall4oad,• and endeavouring ~,t°rotlicil
of the way of a cart, ran against Messrs. Wilde, Pi,
spring van, and was knocked down by the whc.;l,, 14'?
going over his body, killed. him on the spot.
whatever was attributable to the driver, Thomas 1101',
who was going at a moderate rate; and, at the time' to
the reins in his hand. :An inquest was held yes° P 1
a verdict of " accidental death" was returned. •ileS'ltoi,
TttE OVERLAND MAIL arrived at Ainrseloool.o
ten o'clock' on Wednesday morning. The English con''
has' destroyed a number of piratical junks on the .40/
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CMna. 0f or 1
I'MrotttaTiox or Orium.-The quantity 0,9
imported in the month ending the sth ult. isrusl4
against 23,991 Ib4 in tin same month in the proc'4