The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-16 00:00:00

PROGRESS

¶OLERA

NEWCASTLE.

The last report issued by the General Board of Health
at Whitehall respecting Newcastle is as follows :
" Sept. 14.—Deaths, 58. Total of deaths from August
31 to Sept. 14, 214. Gateshead—Deaths, 83."
The disease is developing itself, though but for the
great activity that has been shown by the local authori-
ties in providing extra medical aid, it is believed that its
progress would have been much more rapid, as a very
large amount of diarrhoea is discovered and arrested by
the house-to-house visitation of the medical inspectors.
Handbills are largely circulated, pointing out the great
danger of neglecting looseness of the bowels while the
epidemic influence is present, but, notwithstanding all
efforts of the authorities and the medical visitors, many
cases occur in which diarrhoea is allowed to pass un-
checked into developed cholera. The epidemic is of a
virulent type, and deaths are in most cases very rapid.
It is hoped that as the medical inspection becomes
more complete, more and more cases of diarrhoea will be
brought under treatment.
The town council met on Wednesday, the Mayor pre-
siding. Mr. Grainger, the inspector of the Board of
Health, stated his views to the meeting with great free-
dom and force as to the necessity of immediately carry-
ing into effect the provisions of the Common Lodging-
house Act, for which he made out a case of crying
necessity from his recent inspection of the rooms in
Sandgate. His remarks told well upon the meeting,
and with remarkable and praiseworthy unanimity they
at once voted 5001., and appointed a committee to regu
late the disposal of the money. A. resolution was also
adopted for using the powers of the act, and regulating
the number of persons in each lodging-house, and closing
any rooms which may be deemed unfit for human habi-
tation. It was remarked by Mr. Grainger, that Gates-
head exhibited a perfect contrast to Newcastle with re-
gard to the lodging-houses. There they had been regis-
tered and properly attended to ; and the result was, that
only one case of cholera had occurred in those lodging-
rooms ; and that was a man who had been absent a
week at Newcastle, and had, in fact, caught the disease
before his return to Gateshead. The resolution of the
council, it appears, cannot be of legal force without the
consent of the Secretary of State ; and it was agreed
that a telegraphic communication should be sent to him
immediately.

DARLINGTON.
The local board of health here is on the alert, owing
to the cholera having made its appearance in the neigh-
bouring town of Newcastle. The town has been divided
into districts, and, with the officer of health and the
inspector of nuisances, the members of the board have
made a personal inspection of all the alleys and courts.
They found an abundance of nuisances likely to be pre-
judicial to health and to aid in developing disease ; pig-
styes in close and confined places, surcharged ashpits and
dunghills, with, in some places, pigs sporting about
among the garbage and refuse on the dunghills. Prompt
orders were given for the abatement of all the nuisances ;
the drains and sewers were well flushed on Saturday
night by means of the mains of the water company, and
they are to be again cleansed out at the end of this week.
A supply of whitewash brushes and chloride of lime has
been obtained for the use of the poor, and a man has
been specially appointed to go about, de die in diem, to
see that the orders of the board are strictly carried out.
The board met on Saturday, and again on Wednesday
morning. The following handbill has been issued :
"The local board of health earnestly request the in-
habitants of Darlington to pay the strictest attention,
at this particular season, to the following instructions,
so as to assist the board in carrying out the necessary
sanitary regulations, whereby any prevailing epidemic
influence may in a great degree be mitigated, if not
entirely counteracted :-1. The daily cleansing of all
courts, yards, alleys, gutters, and drains, and the
prompt removal of all filth and garbage therefrom
2. That the contents of ashpits, dunghills, privies, and
pigstyes be removed between the hours of 12 at night
and 6 in the morning ; and that during the process
chloride of lime be freely used, in order to prevent the
escape of noxious effluvia ; 3. That all persons effec-
tually cleanse and whitewash the interior of their dwell-
ings, where requisite, and the external walls in crowded
courts and yards."
CHRISTIANIA.—DEATH OF MR. BRADSHAW.—The fol
lowing is from Christiania, Sept. 10 :—" Grim death i-
stalking about amongst us, mowing down indiscrimis
nately, whilst all nature appears smiling around, unin
terrupted sunshine and perfectly clear and serene sky,
with agreeable temperature. Already 800 have been
swept off by cholera, and still upwards of sixty a day
bite the dust. Only one Englishman yet—Mr. Brad-
shaw, the veritable Bradshaw, who had come over to
collect data fur his new Continental Guide, had only
been in the town three days ; he was, however, ner-
vous, and had been incessantly taking preventives.
From apparent perfect health, six hours' illness was
sufficient to usher him before his Maker."
BAYSWATER.—AIready the cholera has appeared at
Bayswater, carrying off a woman of the name of Mary
Hagger, who resided at No. 10, Elms-place. The un-
fortunate woman was seized yesterday morning, and
immediately conveyed to St. Mary's Hospital, where
Mr. Baker, attended by the medical staff, was unre-
mitting in his attention to relieve her sufferings, but
death terminated them shortly after her admission.