The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-01 00:00:00

The Cholera.

Yesterday, at the meeting of the directors and
guardians of the poor, held at the Vestry Hall, Cam-
den-town, Mr. Churchwarden Eckett in the chair,
from the statement made by Dr. Hillier, the medi-
cal officer of health, and others, it appeared there
had been nine fatal cases of cholera in the parish
during the last week, seven of which were of the
true Asiatic type, and had terminated fatally within
24 hours. It was felt that, seeing how cholera was
ravaging the east-end districts, it was high time
they should make every preparation to meet the
epidemic.

The sudden outbreak of cholera in Whitechapel is
bringing the resources of the London Hospital to
the severest test. The officers of the establishment
are painfully conscious of the degree to which their
ordinary means are inadequate to meet the visita-
tion, and especially do they feel the want of more
ample supplies in money and brandy. Another
shortcoming is the attendance; for while there should
be an immediate increase to the number of nurses,
two of these important helpmates have already been
carried off by the disease.

A poor woman named Ellen Pridham was yester-
day charged with being drunk and disorderly in the
infirmary of the Poplar Union Workhouse, where
she had been in attendance on cholera patients.
Mr. Paget sentenced her to 21 days' imprisonment
and hard labour. About 2 hours afterwards Roche,
the gaoler of the court, announced that the prisoner
was attacked with cholera in the cell in which she
was confined, and was in a very frightful con-
dition. Mr. Paget said that a medical man had
better be sent for directly to see the sick woman and
prescribe for her. It was stated that all the medical
men were too busy in consequence of the prevailing
epidemic. Mr. Paget, after consulting with Mr. Pym,
the chief clerk, decided that the invalid should be
sent back to Poplar workhouse, and a cab having
been hired she was lifted into it in a state of severe
suffering and driven away. The housekeeper of the
court immediately prepared a solution of chloride of
lime and disinfected the cell in which the woman had
been incarcerated. He also threw a large quantity
over the floor of the court.

The total admissions of cholera patients up to
yesterday at the Liverpool workhouse were 91, the
deaths 58. Four more deaths were reported yester-
day from the town. At their meeting yesterday the
select vestry respectfully declined the proffered ser-
vices of the sisters of charity in cholera cases. At
the workhouse five more deaths have occurred since
yesterday.
A death is said to have occurred in Dublin on
Friday from Asiatic cholera of the most decided
type. A girl, aged 15, returning from England,
landed on Thursday at the North-wall from the
Liverpool steamer, being unwell at the time, as it
was supposed from sickness. Her illness soon became
so severe that the services of a medical man were
called into requisition. The Count de Kavanagh was
brought into attendance, but notwithstanding the
most unremitting attention the girld died on.Friclay
afternoon at one o'clock. The police communicated
the facts to Dr. Mapother, the city officer of health,
and to Dr. Kirwin, city coroner, both of whom ex-
amined the remains, and came to the conclusion
that the cause of death was too plainly evident.
Dr. Kirwin ordered the immediate interment
of the body. However the contagion was
not thus got rid of, as it unfortunately proved ;
for on Monday morning a child residing
in the same house was taken ill with the same dis-
ease. Dr. Mapother was in immediate attendance,
and, owing to the energetic means adopted by him,
by night she was considered out of danger.

The wife of a ship carpenter died of cholera at
Montrose on Saturday last, after an illness of 22
hours. Deceased arrived from London, where she
bad been on a visit, on the previous evening.