Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-11

day, September 9, at noon.
Central Hospital.
New cases-6 white men. incorporate
Q do women, do
black man, temperate
Total 9
Remaining from last report a5
Whole number in Hospital ?!
Hssern Hospital
Convalescent 2
Remaining .
Private Practice.
IS white-lS coored-Totai SO. Deaths!
Whole number Of new cases 62
Whole number VI deaths Is
To DR. HuN1r.-Dear Sir: regret that the
great pressure Of business, and not thinking any
good could grow out Of the reporting the number
Of cases of Cholera that has occurred in our prae.
ticr. induced me to neglect the reporting Of any.
find the public cali for the regular reporting
Of every case that has occurred. or may do 30
DIR. Sim and myself have had, up to this date. Sc
cases of Cholera, under our care, in private and
hospital practice, since the disease first made its
appearance. OF these 8 have proved fatal (prin.
cipaly incorporate and indiscreet)J 7 are con.
valescent; 10 have been cured; Q remaining ILL.,
Total, Sc.
If the publication Of this note would be salts.
factory, you will please request tho Board Of
Health to give it that direction.
Yours, very truly,
Sept 5A, 1882. ] M. THOM,s.
P 5 1t may be well for me to remark, that
the course Of treatment pursued by DR.. Sim and
myself has been modified to the existing state Of
the case, relying upon enetics, the lancet, Gallo.
mel. and OPIUM; and in almost every instance
where application has been made for assistance 10
the early stages of the disease, it has readily
yielded to III. above treatment.
These remarks are made solely with view to
aDatr the alarm Of our fellow. citizens, and to as
sure them that, when application is made in tms,
the disease is under the control Of medical treat.
ment, and reduced to one Of little more than Or
binary hazard.
From the 5th to the 9th, % new cases have
in our private practice and in the west.
ern hospital. and one death. J. MS.
September 9, 1892
1t is sufficiently obvious, from Dr.. Thomas
letter. that the reports of cases By Physicians
have been defective, hitherto. There are cases
which are not to be found either in the Hospitals
the victims being too ignorant or prejudiced to
90 there. or 10 suffer others to take them there,l
or 10 private practice, which terminate fatally al
as they occur. and where there is diff.
Guilty to get them buried. The number of deaths
which have actually occurred within the time I'm.
braced bv the above report, is greater than that
stated, by reason Of the reports not being prompt
y made. as they ought to be. to the Board OF
Health. at the Central Hospital.
Several very respec table persons have recent.
y died of the disease. Int.
On the 2Sth Of August, note was addressed,
BY Col. Burch, to the commanding officer OF each
81 the companies of the Sd Regiment of the 5th
Brigade, informing them that It had been deem
ed proper, BY the Field Officers of the Regiment
in consequence Of the existence of Cholera IN
!" ash'ngton' to omit to hold the company muster
N the month Of September.
I'm officer Of the Sd Reg Sd Brig.
To the Edifors-I am glad TO see that the
Board OF Health have requested the Commanding
General Of the District Militia to suspend the
regular Musters which may occur during the en-
sung ninety days; hope their request will be
complied with. l hope. also, that the Ministers
81 the different Churches will suspend, for the
'ame period. Divine Service at night. There
IAN be no doubt that night air has the most nju'
'ious effect. and more particularly on those who
lave been for some time in a grounded and marm
Dom. The Medical Faculty Of PHILADELPHIA
PARTICULARLY recommended that night meeting,
houId be abstained from during the prevalence
u the Cholera in that city. X.
Sept. z, 1882. TNak. LnL
Deaths BY Cholera in Baltimore for the twenty.
our hours ending At 10 o,clnck On the 9Th inst: