Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-07-06
New YoRk Tuesday evening, July 8.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
MONDAY, July 2-8 O'clocl

DOARD VT HEa II J. II.
MONDAY, July 2-8 o'clock, p. NJ.
The Board OF Health, in the exercise of an all
important duty, that Of protecting the public
health and admonshing their felIow.ctizens when.
ever danger approaches, Report:
That cases of Cholera, Of rather more than
usual malignity have appeared in the city. The
major part of them are represented to be the or
binary cholera to which we are subject at this
season of the wear. Some of them reported
as having pecularities which distinguish it from
the ordinary cholera. As few Of the Medical
Faculty in our city have seen the Asiatic ChOe-
ra, the Board of Health are of opinion that they
would fail in the performance Of their duty, and
shew disregard to the prosperity OF the best in
terests Of the city if they did not distinctly adj
wise their fellow citizens to c0nflde in no repre-
sensations in regard to the Cholera or any other
dangerous disease, mot epanafing from the legal
and riehffut source The Buard of Health have
A common stake with their fellow citizens, and
the true condition of the health of the city shall
be made public, whether pestlence assalls US IN
its most appalling form, or whether under the Ia
vor of the Almighty, we escape it altogether, or
If peradventure it should please Divine ProSi-
dence to bring the calamity home to our doors,
we trust our fellow citizens will meet it with Sc.
renitv-use all human means to mitigate its seve
rtv-and rely upon the Board of Health making
known to their fellow citizens every fact which
an enlightened community ought to expect. and
has right to demand from their public function
aries to whom is confded the soleMn trust OF
guarding the health and lives Of the people.
The following are the only cases OF cholera,
| which have come TO the Knowledge OF the Board,
together with the places Of their residence, their
ages and habits, as far forth has been reported
| to the Board:
List of persons who have died of Cholera since
| Tuesday Of last week.
In Cherry Street. two children. one said TO be
and the other 5 years old. The Physicians
! who attended, considered them as cholera imam
| tum.
The mother. who died on Friday morning. was
| attacked more severely
The father recovered from an attack some days
before.
A man on board fishing smack from N. Lon
don. who is said to have been incorporate the
| last few days. in drinking. and in eating lemons
with their skins, reported as cholera.
A man in Greenwich who was removed to the
| Medical Mansion on Saturday, reported as Asiat.
| ic cholera. but as few in this country know
what Asiatic cholera may be, as modified by
climate, we call 1t simply cholera morbus.
A man in Oliver ST., Sunday morning do.
Two cases in James street, reported as spasmo.
die cholera. which DIR. Rhineanderis Of opinion
is the same disorder he saw in Canada.
One dn. as ordinary cholera morbus.
Ore do in Brooklyn do.
AFrenchman taken from the streets who died
at 7 O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, examined by
Drs. Rhlneander and De Kay, who pronounced
it the same disorder they saw in Canada-his ha-
bits are unknown to the board.
The Board of Health assure their fellow citi-
Gems that measures are in course of progress.
which they trust. with the blessing of God, will
be found calculated to mitigate much OF the Sc
verify of the disease it, unfortunately, it should
be found to exist, and they rely with confidence
on the cooperation of every class OF the co,nmu-
nitv, in composing the great. the essential, the
indispensable work Of purifying every part Of
the city, and they in return will communicate all
information in their possession for their satisfac-
ton, and in aid OF preserving the public health.
The Board of Health duly weighing the deep
interests of the city and Of their fellow citizens
which are involved at this crisis. in the decision
of the Board. have resolved to constitute Me-
dical Committee who shall act solely under the
authority Of the Board of Health, and who will
make the reports, in writing and in detail, of
which. the public shall be regularly, and from
time to time, informed.
1t is the opinion Of the Board Of Health that
in no former years has the number Of deaths. in
proportion to the population, been less than at
present.
Reported on Monday, July End.
A case at SIS Mulberry. cholera
lnorbul.