The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-08 00:00:00

INCREASE OF FEVER.

fly the following extracts from the Provincial
Pritatm we regret that the fever, whirl' has afflicted
this .4":lUntry for such a length of time, is on the
increosiw, ass it is decidedly in Dublin. We do
not know this/ tiny other means can be taken
than those already adopted to stein thin alarm-
ing and wide-spire:luting evil. Rut we recommend
most anxiously that the meows ponder! out by
the Government, slid by the Physician., of this
City, should be strenuously adhered to. The
Fever is of a mild type at present, but as one of
the Reports remarks, it is impossible to say how
long it in ly ominous. so. time we are, that if
the prompt me.euires to winch we have alluded,
were not adopted at the time, and acted upon,
the kingil would have been visited by the
severest scourge with *hid. Providence, in ifs
iitscraitable wisdom, ever inflictesl un his sufr.-ring
creatures. tel these measures he persevered in,
particulatly as we approach the full, and before the
winter sets in; let all the precauttuns indicated by
Government lw put its practice. We subjoin a few
of the Rei:orts which se have extracted fruits the
Prosincial Journals:
Report of the Freer Ho.rito, 'lowa of lodoslry, fur on.
tooolkendtql the 31‘t u/Jul!/,
In H.s petal. 30th .11111 e, 1Bth
July from Cute
Biltu iu ditto Cuuuty

Total
illkelaritcd in July,lBlB
D•wl37
In Huspital, July 31
ltr order,
WM. ABBOTT, Medical Ckrk.
Report of the Carlos Fever flogpilai, froth the Ist of July
to the let of:Oaf/oat, tertueire.
to the Hoare nu list 1.. l of July. l5
Adulate. siuce
Tulml
Died, bat not of fever, as will appear by lbc Report
un the boa.. 1
Di.charxed soiled
Convalem i•ot
lu stare G•w'r l4

Total --69

To a hatever cause we may attribute the genera-
tiro or 4141h1011 of ilia presvilt prevailing Epidemic,
►t will appear from the *lane Report, that it lids
spread with peculiar severity among the lower
classes of this town Hurl neighbourhood during the
last month; and were the areoutmodations in the
Fever Hospital od, route to the exigencies of the
tinter, the above list might be swelled to double its
numbers, as waist of room herrn:B6ly induced the
Medical Attendants to reject thirsty applications
that had been made for admit:slot).

LIMERICK, AIM. 1.

We cannot fistbear calling the attention of the
Public to ;he Report of the Fever I Impilals of thi.
City, which appears in this day's
Fever Patient. admitted in the month of July. and
561 trent..l during the month. iodetql truly alarm-
ing ; 'tis trite limn the very levy dr.iths, it would
appear that the disease has assumed a milde► fo►ut,
but it hus so often changed it• appearance that it is
inipriss;lsle to i•ay how lung it only contiode its pre-
sent wild chniactei ; lint one thing must be obvious
to all, that were this vast number of diseased pertains
permitted to reitmu in their own tothitotions. the
diacriler woidd vi.ty •non aNt.unie a different type,
and death and demi/ itimi would i•talk through the
street.; i•i this populous Chro-
nicle.)

WATERFORD, JULY 30.

TIP! r of od,:i,•sions has diminished since
I:IA week; I,ut inure severe e.oce have been ad-
mitted. 'f'ik pers nis who .1.4.(1 came from the
pmt was i•Vet unruwhiurtl with
1.1.in45, miter di.order. Tin•se are two or
titter ro•ro in tiouger.—(Report of tile Committee.)

VENERAL BOYD'S 'PETITION'
TO Tilt HoNOURASLE THE. ■OUSE oir