The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-09 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA AT NEWCASTLIt AND

GATESHEAD.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDRNT.)
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JAN. 7.

We have now, I think, reason to believe that the disease
has attained its height, and is on the decline, both at New-
castle and Gateshead. At Gateshead it is evidently wan-
ing,. Yesterday there were only eight new cases and seven
deaths there, while there were 22 recoveries ; to-day there
are only six deaths and six new cas s, while there are 29
recoveries. At present only 35 cases remain under treat-
ment at Gateshead. The cholera was slower in advancing
at Newcastle, and it appears to be slower in declining. As
I anticipated, there was a great increase in the ❑ew cases
yesterday by the Byker report coming in—not less than
47 new cases ; but the recoveries were nearly equal to
them, namely 45, while the deaths were only 11. There
are 19 new cases and eight deaths for Newcastle today;
but the recoveries still keep pace with the new cases, they
are 19. The disease began at Newcastle on the 7th De-
cember, it is now the 7th January, and there have been
567 cases, 108 deaths, and 304 recoveries. The Board
of Health here distinctly deny that the cases at Denton
Burn, Letnington, Bell's-close, Newborn, and Ryton,
vil-
lages west of Newcastle and near the river, are included in
our report. I believed they were, because I knew that
the surgeon who attended many of them had sent in his
report of them to the Newcastle Board of Health, consi-
dering it fit they should take cognizance of them. As
they have not done so, it appears all the cases at Bell's.
close, Newborn, &c., which I understand were consider-
able in number for the smallness of the places, have
not been reported at all ! This is, if possible, worse
than reporting them tinder a wrong head. All that
I desire, all that the public desire, is the truth should
be stated whatever it is, without either under or over-
rating. Similar neglect has taken place on the south
side of the Tyne. I have before stated the cholera
had appeared at the Felling Shore and Heworth. I am
to'd there have been actually SO cases of cholera in
the township of Heworth alone. I believe this is exagge-
rated ; it is impossible they could have been all cases of
cholera, as only nine or ten have died, while about fifty
remain under treatment. There have been about sixteen
eases, most of them deaths, at the village of Dunston ;
but not one of those at Feiling Shore, Heworth, or Dun-
ston have been reported by either the Gateshead Board of
Health or any other Board. There ought clearly either
to be District Boards of Health for villages situated like
these I have enumerated, or they should be included, and
properly distinguished in the reports of the nearest large
town. Why do the Government not look to this? There
have two cases of cholera just occurred from two to three
miles to the north-east of Newcastle, in some new cottages
lately built by Mr. Brandling, for his colliery at Gosfortb,
between Gosforth and Benton. There can be no doubt it
will spread in almost every direction, and as it spreads
elsewhere we shall get rid of it at Newcastle. We are
daily expecting to hear that it has reached flexharn, or
Carlisle.