The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-15 00:00:00

HEALTH OF THE COUNTRY.

The Registrar-General has just made public a quar-
terly report, abounding in interest. The Registrar of
Charlton gives this curious account of the medical
attendance of his district, : .

‘` Thinking it desirable to know the proportion of the
inhabitants who avail themselves of medical assistance in
time of severe illness, I have fur some years past kept a
private record of the attendants in cases of fatal disease,
an analysis of which gives the following result :
" Out of one thousand cases of fatal illness recorded,
there were—
Under the care of regular medical practitioners as
private patients 585
As dispensary, infirmary, and hospital patients
Prescribed for by druggists 177
Had no medical assistance whatever during the
last illness

"From this it appears that this district, which contains
a smaller proportion oC the very poor than most others,
nearly one quarter (226 out of 100) are not attended
by autnorised practitioners even in their last ilness, and
many of the rest are so attended for a very short time
only preceding death. There is no doubt that the
proportion of those who do not obtain regular medical
assistance in less severe forms of disease is very much
larger. The absence of proper medical attendance, in a
large proportion of cases, readers it exceedingly difficult
to procure correct informaVon of the cause of death—
impossible. indeed, without great care and labour, and
the employment of medical knowlEdgr."
A statement of this kind, while showing hew service-
able to the interests of the profession may be a careful
and thoughtful system of registration, and therefore
how much to be encouraged, offers a striking picture of
the need that exists that the rm dical attendance which
superabounds in this country should be made more avail-
able than it is—through causes easily removed—to the
exigencies of the ruhlic. The mortality of the spring
quarter h:As, after all, been less than the average. Small
pox has, however, committed fearful ravages, from the
apathy of the poor to the advantages of vaccination. In
the only case of death recorded after vaccination, the
operation had been performed by a midwife. One hun-
dred and four women also died from childbirth in the
metropolis within three months. Ihe weekly deaths in
the metropolis fell progressively in the quarter from
eight hundred
,and eighty-four to seven hundred and
fifty-six as the t.smperature ro e.—Medical Times.

DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.—Last night, about
half-past six o'clock two young men. brothers, were drowned
in in the Clyde at the Green, under circumstances of very dis-
tressing nature. The names of the deceased are George and
Robert Linn, the former a bleacher in the employment of
Messrs. H. Monteith and Co., at Barrow field, and the latter
a tailor, who has recently been working we believe, in
Paisley. It appears that in the course of yesterday (Sunday),
the two brothers, who had not seen each other for a consi-
derable time, met in town—so far as is known, accidentally
—and had some whisky together, by which they both became
somewhat intoxicated. They afterwards proceeded along
Glasgow-green, where they were seen quarrelling. George,
the elder brother, repeatedly pushed and knocked Robert
about, and once or twice threw him on the ground, at which
the latter appeared vexed and mortified, but so far as we have
heard, made no attempt at retaliation. Their conduct attracted
the notice of a number of blackguard boys in the green, who
followed and assailed them with expressions of jeering and
mockery, such as are frequently used towards persons found in
a state of intoxication. a's hen they reached the well situated
immediatety beyond Dominie's Hole, a short way westward
of Allan's Pen, the elder brother threw the younger down upon
the ground, and soiled his clothes, which were wiped by a
little girl who chanced to be upon the spot. While she was
doing so, he complained to her that his brother had been
teasing and ill-using him. He then went to the brink
of the river, and at the moment his le other George was
drinking at the well, exclaimed " Farewell Geordie," and
threw himself into the water, The elder bro! her at once
plunged in to his rescue, but fell upon him, and they both
went below. They came again to the surface, however, and
Robert, the youngest brother, contrived to get to the shore,
where he lay for a short time half in and half out of the
water. He then saw his brother struggling for life, and
went back into the river, obviously to render him assistance :
but by this time the strength of both was gone, and they sunk
to the bottom. The bodies were recovered in the course of
the evening.— Glasgow Argus.
Liz 11ARvEsT —Here and there patches of wheat
were cut in this county in the course of the post. week, and no
doubt the sickle would have been in more general requisition,
as in some districts, we understand, mueh,of the corn is riper
than it would appear from a cursory glance, had net the storms
and gloomy weather determined the farmers to wait. The
sunshine and drying wind of yestetday morning set many in
activity, and the cutting of wheat became rather general,
though the afternoon showers a little damped the full ar-
dour of harvest. A return of settled summer weather, now se
much needed for gathering in the fruits of the earth, would set
the sickle and the scythe in full operation.—Essex Herald.
SWALLOWING FOREIGN BODIES.—Dr. Brookes de-
scribes two cases, in one of which a black pin, and in the other
a halfpenny, was swallowed, and remained sticking in the ceso-
dhagus. In each instance the foreign body could readily be
distinguished in the tube, where its presence was productive
of great distress the doctor's practice, however, was at first
restricted to the exhibition of an emetic, and he did not have
recourse to the probang until the emetic had proved useless.
Immediate relief followed the dislodgement of the foreign bo-
dies, which were afterwards found in the stools. We trust the
experience thus gained by Dr. Brookes will induce him in
future net to truss to emetics, when the foreign body is within
reach of the probang.—Medical Times.
LIST OF HER AIAJETYS E6SELS WHOSE TERMS
OF THREE YEARS AND UPWARDS HAVE Exrteen.—Agin-
court (tl,e). 72. Captain W. J. /1 Johnstone, East Indies ;
Aigle, 24, Lord Clarence E. Peget, Mediterranean; Alba-
tross, 16, Reginald Yorke, Coast of Africa ; Ardent, steam-
sloop: John Russell (b), Coast of Africa; Basilisk, 6, h'enry
S Hunt, Pacific ; Beacon, 6, Thomas Graves, Mediterra-
nean ; Cleopatra, 26, Christopher Wyvill, Cape of Good
Hope ; Daphne, 18, John J. Onslow, Pacific ; Devastation,
steam-sloop, W. H. Kitchen, Mediterranean ; Driver,
steam-sloop, Cnurtenay E. Hayes, East Indies; Fly, 18
Francis P. Blackwood, East Indies ; Formidable (flag), 14,
Gorge F. Risk, Aleilitertanean ; Geyser. steam-sloop, E.
J. Carpenter, Nlediterranean ; Growler, steam-sloop, C. H.
11. Buckle, Coast of Africa ; Hazard, 18, David Robertson,
East Indies; North Star, 26, Sir James E. Home, East
Indies ; Orestes, 18, E. S. L. Cannon, Mediterranean
Philomel, 6, Bartholomew J. Sulivan, South East Coast of
America; Pique, 36, Hon. Montague Stopford, North
America; Plover, surveying-vessel, Richard Collinson,
East Indies; Polyphemus, steam-sloop, Thomas Spark,
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Pacific; Sapphire, 22, John R. Fittock, East Indies ;
Scylla, Pi, Robert Sharpe, North America and West Indies;
Serpent, 16, William Nevill, East Indies; Snake, 16, Hon.
W. B. Devereux, Mediterranean; Spartan. 26, Hon. C. G.
J. B. Elliott, North America and West Indies ; spider, 6,
,
Richard E. Ppm, south-east coast of America; Talbot,
;:6, Sir Thomas R. I'. Thompson, Pacific; Thalia, 42,
Charles Hope, Pacific; Vixen, steam-sloop, George Gifford
East Indies; Warspite, 50, P. \V. P. Wallis, Mediterranean ;
Wiricheser (flag), 50, Charles Eden, Cape of. Good Hope;
Wolf, 18, James A. Gordon, East Indies; Wolverine, 16,
W. J. C. Clifford, East Indies.
THe LATE SESSION.—From the official records
issued by order of both Houses of Parliament it appears that
no fewer than 666 differeet documents, either in the form
of reports and blue books (some extending to upw of
1,000 folio pages each), or returns, statistical or otherwise,
have been directed to be printed by the House of Commons
alone. By far the greater number of these have been already
issued; but a long list of documents, including many of the
utmost public importance and interest, still remain to be
printed and distributed ; and the like is the case with respect
to the papers of the other branch of the Legislature. No fewer
than 22 reports, returns, &c., were moved tor or presented in
the House of Commons only on the last day of the session, all
of which will be some time before they are ready for publication.
Indeed, these proofs of the labours of a session generally con-
tinue being afforded during a large portion of the recess ; the
more especially will it be so now, after a session of such un -
exampled labour and extensive investigation. The House of
Lords sat during the late session 95 days; and the House of
Commons 125. Ti. official records of the proceedings of the
former occupy 1,048 pages ; thiaie of the lower House of Par.
liament 2,078 pages, the last two of which contain 16 notices
of motioas, which now stand in the order•book of that House
" fur the nett session." There were altogether 170 divisions
during the past session in the Hotise of Commons.