Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-28
f'om me Prtcrs6ug Constellation of SaiuroJo,,
CHOLERA IN PErERSBIIliG 80


Oh; standing ha you are censrred for sppourc
s we "ppe'iahce OF The Cholera Tuesday MOI nnp
"tne Two Physlcians at whose quest yon inserted ill.,
arucIc, Geem right TO s'atc, that hv the inse,o I
meant 10 disfesptc 10 tie Board of Health. tI,I eooi
u"uay evening paper contained report on The sub
Ject ana ascerainng dat was prepsr, for III r. ,,
WINCH was 10 be out on Tuesday morning h.v ,yere In
70 make ne announcement by duty they owed
10 ie cizons, weilas feelings humanity n mn,
oil their guard so that they might avoid liz cvr;
SEES W assure yoG sir you would not have been called m
g. 'o' VI, i'e' ~ our inormaiion had been founded on
Fnnor We had Tor three days seen fato cases of cj
!apse, aud The senior Physc,n of the two had e =
cases oil Cholera several OF which were exceedrylv 90
we're aud more than half OF which he ayers yr ~
oy ohcI exciting Causes than Oysters We are ~
aware when The pred sPoioa Cholera prevails In he
n0sPneTe That unsOund oysters, any other indigc s
o'S "o"' WIZ brng IL into dcion-but II oysters ,vss ,
only cansei they rather as;ouisIleJ tsi M Cio,s
peared lIon the LET OF September TO tie 18Th nj O,ot
during ali which time his article of food vos fI ,
ana me weather was wormer W e hope this viii he suG
hceni jusbcaiion 10 you the insertion of tho vvai
ana ADVICE which you 90 kindly made; more t,pecaliy
s oy INC report OF The Beard Of Health the Gct is es,aI
sary alarm. " u""oeo'-
Yours, respectfully.
(FIom The Petersburg Infcliigencey nj J,by,oJ,,
hEALTH or OUR TOwN.--We fefraineJ f,on, 3o,;c
ing 'he rnhowfs ~ circulation respecting The bsan n
or town, until we could procure an official reno ~
beard OF liesih. Tie Board mel on y.s,e,r , VIC
the'r refoi, which give below. il ,ure,s liz, ,'
phys'e"s nae reported &c Cholera as having
occurred WI hin The last days of bich IA tern;
ed fatally Qour Of these orcu,ed 10 The adioinn
ues) }" nearly the Whole OF n,ese caseg tic exci,ig
''"o "'S" 'h'tu 40 Uni prudence in Diet. 4
o' hg Psrsons attacked had pariaken freely OF OsscfS
"eh' from I'VE state Of ihc her during die lac, ,yeek
y presumed hal bccome Onsnund Thee of tho c,.c,
eP't" AZ ha'ing terminated fatally were geuten, n
Suing ~ the c0unr} Who while in town had e,,,,r 81
oysters and wc have heard Of many others vbo -
maze SICK, almost Immediately after ba voe p,tkc ~
Tie same article This TACT has bed the ,ger, Of s,,
sing ,he alarm Inch tic appearance Of ~, endemic ia
iursl'y caculsted 10 excite and fere iq eye,y g.,
GeIeve Thai, by strictly avoiding al food bc6 i.s
Ge"'y 10 disorder ihe sonisch the disease ,yl mi, liz,
disappear. "'' 4o'"'J
We en- assure our dsantreaders dat every ,et;,co
may be placed upon The reports Of he Board oi Hr,t,
amd az thcir statements 10 be iiade 90 o, n q ,cc,.,
OF all TIC Physicians Of Tie town they nulI Inc ,ec;,d
a. eiying c only corr, CT Information upon lie 80
~, contrary 70 present Appearances lie disease sL,,fj
coinue 70 prevail, we understand ll li,o Board 81
make ihri reports ss frequently may be ucccss.,v
taac ihg opP9 tnny assure our country rst.r,
ia', although they have heard no 1oufisl, NJ ,o,,,,-
TON ~ Of oIr determination sacsiiirr lor 4 ntc,e =,
c cause OF humanity, shall nevertheless ep,e 40, r.
give fm sthnl account, not only u tie proeres Of lie
u'so'se IVY Of What may appear 10 be lhe egcifge ran
ss blsl shall moi, at tls any other time aid
h ctaWH any unnecessary pfuc, we shall consider II
Vu uty 'o he coninun 8, 10 lay before ibep cofrcct
na'chchl o. iho health 81 town. We know of no
cas o. or iownsmen WHO devoid Of tIe cot,,non
pfncPies 0 hVuanity, entertain wish N co,,o,
the ruth Opon that subject " ~
OsFfcr or THE BoAnp orIretr4u +,
Petersburg, Oct. ~ 1891 (
10 consequence Of the unusuai number Of 100 n Ii
ness "heh nave recently occurred ia te town az pefrs
burg and Tie nriEhtoring county, tho Board Of Ueaia
nave deemed their duty 70 inquire ino de aela and 70