The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-26 00:00:00

SECOND HEAT.

H. Harris, T. Cavanagh (Red) 1
J. Cairn, J. Roberts (Green) 2
FINAL HEAT.

J. Rorke, W. Branscomb (Blue) 1
D. Cairn, T. Raper (Orange) 2
H. Porter, J. Curling (White) 3

TREATMENT OF CHOLERA IN THE
LONDON HOSPITALS.

(From the Medical Times.)
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.—OnIy four cases have been ad-
mitted during the last fortnight. Several of those spoken
of as convalescent in our last report, subsequently re-
lapsed, and the numbers require correction. The only
two cases now in the hospital may safely be deemed out
of danger, and the following numbers are therefore made
to include the whole :—Admitted, 39 ; recovered, 8 ;
died, 31. In 19 cases the calomel treatment, on Dr.
Byre's plan, had been carried out, and of these 3 reco-
vered and 16 died. Seven cases have been treated on
the castor-oil plan recommended by Dr. Johnson, ail of
which are dead. The plan was carried out most strictly
in six, the dose being half au ounce every half-hour, and
in one an ounce every hour. The only other means
adopted were, in one or two in which the oil did not
cause vomiting, mustard emetic, and in most hot bottles
to the extremities. Tho n.7.rses were carefully superin-
tended, and there was no doubt that the medicine was
really given. In an eighth case castor oil was given, and
recovery ensued, but as the patient was rallying and
doing well before it was commenced, its administration
having been by a mistake on the part of the nurse, the
event could scarcely be attributed to the remedy. Seve-
ral of the cases lived long enough in the hospital to take
the oil for 24 hours, or more, and in one instance the
patient had been treated with it since the first com-
mencement of symptoms seven hours before admission.
. .

ST. Tuomes';.--At this hospital the admissions con-
tinue rather numerous, being increased probably by the
circumstance that the cholera ward at Guy's has been
closed. During the last month the number admitted
has been 62, of which 18 have died, and the others are
either recovered or yet under treatment.

GUY'S.— The whole number treated has been 101, of
which 55 have died.

MARYLEBONE INFIRMARY.—During the last fortnight
15 cases have been admitted, of which 8 have died, 3
are convalescent, and the remainder under treatment.
KING'S COLLEGE.—The castor-oil treatment is still
carried out in all cases admitted into this hospital. Mr.
Hoberton, the physician's assistant, informs us that the
whole number so treated has been 33, out of which wo
have 10 deaths, and 5 yet remain under treatment, most
of the latter being, however, out of danger. (These num-
bers include the 1G referred to in Dr. Johnson's letter.)
In a few cases, repeated two-grain doses of calomel have
been given in addition to the oil, but never to the extent
of more than ten grains. In those in which the oil did
not cause vomitting, emetics have generally been given.
Thirteen cases of choleraic diarrhoea, most of them
severe, though not attended by very marked collapse,
have been treated with the oil. Two or three doses
being generally given to each case, and all have done
well. No instance has occurred at this hospital, in
which, after treatment of the "premonitory stage" by
castor oil, cholera has subsequently been developed.
WESTMINSTER.—During the last fortnight, 35 cases
have been admitted into hospital, of which 9 have died.
In the greater part of these Dr. Eyre's plan of treatment
by calomel has been adopted, with the addition, however,
that in every case a warm bath has been given, and after-
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a mild type, and, in some, convalescence has appeared
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ST. M.tßY's. During the last fortnight only two cases
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doonse case, and
ST. GEO/tGE'S.—The cases admitted duringe. the past
month have been about 80, of which 47 have died. The
i thetried casesi
fatality during the whole epidemic has, we believe, ave-
raged nearly G 5 haspercent.Castorersouillts;
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but, e
a been
several cases with unfavourable
are included in the Report of the Board of health pub-
lished in this journal, we need not repeat them.
THE L —ln the district surrounding this hos-
it l appear that the disease is rather on the
increase, as there LaP it wouldve been a considerable number of
a
cases
admitted during the past week. Castor oil has
been tried in two cases, both of which were fatal.