The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-24 00:00:00

MANCHESTER.

SEPT. 23.—There is no case of cholera reported here
this morning, and hopes are entertained that the alarm
generated by the outbrelk at Newcastle has led people
to the adoption of remedial measures, and especially to
the application for medical aid as soon as any attack
of diarrhoea is felt. The application for a post-mortem
examination of the body of the woman Gomersal, who
died in Beswiek's-row on Wednesday morning, has been
refused by her friends ; and the coroner for Manchester,
though informed of the case with a view to having an
investigation of the circumstances instituted, declined
to take any steps in the matter. It has been ascer-
tained that the back of the 'house in which the woman
died is the side of a privy, the dampness from which has
discoloured the plaster or wall. This privy was emptied
while the woman was ill, and possibly the fatal character
of the attack is to be attributed in some degree to the active
malaria which would be generated during the operation.
It has, moreover, been discovered this afternoon, that on
Tuesday night her husband got some medicine of a drug-
gist, and then said that she was violently purging and
vomiting. The reason for the tale told the surgeon is
not known, unless it be the fear of which we spoke yes-
terday. The medical men declare that both this case
and the one that occurred on Tuesday were true Asiatic
cholera. A copy of the propositions adopted by the
meeting of medical men (which we published yesterday)
having been sent to the Board of Health, Mr. Macaulay
has acknowledged the receipt, stating that the board
have great satisfaction in noticing the course pursued by

the profession in Manchester.
The watch committee of the Town Council have in-
structed Captain Willis, the chief constable, to employ,
an officer in each police division, to secure the white-
washing and thorough cleansing of lodging-houses, cel-
lars, and the lower class of cottages ; Inspector Gifford,
the sanitary officer, being empowered to employ such
workpeople as he may think necessary for the purpose.
The police-officers are constituted inspectors of nuisances
pro tem., and have orders to report all they see. On al-
most every hand, indeed, there is the greatest vigilance,
which it is to be hoped will have the desired effect.

MARYLEBONE AND ST. PANCRAS.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.—In consequence of the
outbreak of sporadic cholera in Marylebone, the paro-
chial authorities appointed a sanitary committee, who
sit daily for the purpose of receiving reports from the
district surgeons, inquiring agents, and inspectors, re-
garding the health of the parish. Amongst other regu-
lations the committee have adopted the following, with
which they have placarded the parish :—" 1. To insti-
tute by means of house-to-house visitation a searching
examination into the condition of the dwellings of the
poor in the more crowded and populous districts, with a
view to the cleansing of over-crowded, dirty, and ill-
ventilated apartments, and the removal or abatement of
all nuisances in the shape of offensive effluvia ft orn drains,
cesspools, &c. 2. To cause the immediate removal of
dirt, rubbish, decayed vegetable or other offensive mat-
ter, from all courts, yards, mews, alleys, and other emi-
r fined places, and, as far as their power extends, to sup-
press the existence of anything prejudicial to public
health. 3. To receive from the parochial medical autho-
rities daily reports of the health of the poor resident in
their respective districts, and to authorise the immediate
adoption of such remedial measures as they may consider
necessary." In addition to the above, arrangements
have been made for affording gratuitous medical assist-
ance to all who may require it, and effectually provide
for every emergency. The parochial authorities of St.
Pancras have directed their agents to inquire into and
report the sanitary condition of the parish, and the district
surgeons have been requested to inform the vestry-clerk.
of any case of cholera that may occur in their districts.