The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-23 00:00:00

DURHAM,

Three more cases have occurred here on Wedneod*
terminating fatally. The measures for the prevention
of cholera which were adopted by the Board of lilt
have been actively and efficiently carried out. Previ°;
to his return to London from Newcastle, Mr. Grainger,
of the General Board of Health, visited the town, 4‘"—iiin
advised with the authorities. In other respects -
town is remarkably healthy.

HULL.
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There is, at present, less disease or sickness ina
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than there has been generally at this season of the Year i
though there have been lately two or three fatal ceees4
cholera—one at least of them being Asiatic. The u
case occurred in a foreign vessel in one of the dock
about three weeks ago. Subsequently, a youth,.
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had partaken " not wisely but too well" of unripe Tf"
and who lived in a badly ventilated dwelling, in „
pelt, was seized with diarrhcea, and died soon law' ;
Another fatal case, occurred in the town some few .
ago ; and yesterday, a female, residing in Trippet,
attacked.

SHEEBORNE.
Although this town has been mercifully spared fry
the severe epidemics which in former years devastated
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our country, diarrhoea has been uncommonly prevaler.'
twenty-four cases occured between Saturday morning
last and Tuesday night, some of them of a very Serra,.
character. There have been also two cases of Englo3'.
cholera, but the parties attacked have recovered. Mr'
White, the medical officer of the union for Sherborne
district, has issued a notice, earnestly requesting poor
people suffering from diarrhoea to make instant applicw
tion to him for remedies.

MANCHESTER.

No new cases of cholera had occurred here and
doubts are beginning to be cast upon the case which
was considered so undoubted on Wednesday. A re-
lieving officer of the Manchester Union investigated the
case soon after it was reported to the clerk of the union,
and by his directions, and he learned from she mother of
the deceased woman that about eight or nine mond?
after giving birth to each of her children she has
csuf-
fered severely from cramp in the stomach, and the ,
woman declares that the attack which proved fatal 17,7:
one of those cramps and not the cholera, as to that
is quite at issue with the medical men. The strong
dislike which elderly persons in the lower classes hal"•
to bearing it said that any persons belonging to thew-
have died of an epidemic is however a sufficient reason
for believing that her account is not to be relied upella
The conduct of the medical men of Salford a°
Manchester is to be regarded with admirotif:
The notice calling them together was but short, a le_u
hours, and they attended most promptly, not to cheer
disease, but to prevent its appearance, of course to the
own pecuniary disadvantage. The following statenie:d
of opinions, assuming the form of directions were age
to :

" We, the undersigned, members of the medical Pre•
fession in practice in Manchester, Salford, and the
neighbourhood, neighbourhood, are of opinion, that in consequence,
the appearance of Asiatic cholera in some parts of tue
kingdom, it is urgently necessary that the followh!g
precAptiiinary and preventive measures be immediately
adopted by the proper authorities in this district :--
1. There should be a house to house visitation, talk
the direction of the authorities, as in the last outbreak
of the epidemic, because all experience proves that holl•
ever formidable cholera may be in its developed dial'
rhcea, or some other premonitory symptoms, which gel;
rally yield to proper medical treatment ; and as such
symptoms ,
symptoms are often of a painless nature, not attraetZ
the attention of the sufferer, they are only to be
covered by a systematic inquiry from house to house'
"2. There should be an increased organisation
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medical officers and assistants within convenient sun.
visions of the district ; and the medical officers of union;
should be authorised to attend cases of sickness without
waiting for an order.
3. Arrangements should be made to keep dispenff,
ries open, and medical officers in attendance both "*.Y
and night.

" 4.Printed instructions should be issued 110°1.
diately, and, by the agency of the police, should be ,
at every house throughout the whole of the districti
directing the course to be pursed on the occurren jce °
premonitory symptoms of cholera : and public 0304--
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should, as much as possible be avoided.
"5. The system of whitewashing cottages where
needful should be carried on, as formerly, but with ill.
creased 'vigour.
" 6. There should be a careful inspection of the as
ryll"
pits, and of the trap connected with soughs, in eve.°
part of the district.
" 7. The sewers should be flushed with water evert

day.
beThe
eeNvnadtuene'tnegd of streets by means of waterrotarit
than at present ; so thatm owreasctaerewfautlelyr,
from lying in the streets.
"9. The authorities should take immanmadyedibeftePPrse_vite"Psrl";rl;
furnishthe a constant supply of good water to ever)" is"—Dell
district—as the practice of keeping water in (:)`
"10. The removal of nuisances, and of vessels is highly injurious. objec
able refuse, should be stringently enforced ; according by
to the ample powers now conferred upon authorities
the order in council of the 15th September inst., r,e,vivl
the operation of the " Diseases Prevention Act.
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the precautionary measures recommended by the
ral Board of Health, should be immediately carried into

I effect.
" 11. A printed circular should be left at all the WS•!
of the district, stating the address of those persons
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authority to whom complaints as to the defective 0r.1.t"
jurious state of sewers and soughs are to be addressed if,
12. The attention of the authorities should be
rented to the overcrowding which prevails in many Atha
of the city, with a View to extending to such places
provisions of the Local Lodging House Act."
This statement has been signed by upwards of six. tY
practitioners, medical and surgical.
A deputation from the Board of Guardians was 31. P;
pointed yesterday, and waited upon the mayor to as?
ihnimalolfwtohrekirsannexcieetsysatro co-operate with the corpora
the
community. The sanitary
met yesterday morning, and received the reports
y t o
committee promote the
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thheealt g Ufd
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their medical officers, and also reports from their re
lieving officers, all of whom concurred in stating state t
their districts were never before in so satisfactory a' s'.
as to diarrhoea, and as to health generally.

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OLYMPIC THEATRE.—Last night Mr. Farren, a
. well benefit, bade adieu to the Olympic, on which °eel:
; sion he appeared in one of his old and favourite pagr.
that of Lord Ogleby in the Clandestine Marriage web
Farren was received on his entrance with applause the
we thought would never end, and was greeted ° baps
. fall of the curtain by a shower of bouquet, 110
not heard where Mr. Farren proposes to continue
and
dramatic labours, or whether as an actor or actor I,ltit
manager—we should rather presume the latter.
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wherever the veteran artist goes, and M whatever ott
city he again greets the public, sure are we that We
public will receive him with a hearty welcome :a and
house, which was not crowded at the opening, 0°
up into an overflowing audience.

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