Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-08-18

The man by the name Of Allen, when n.
toned IN our morning edition as having h.s. 'en'
red 10 the rooms under Brdewel and a. .''-
| las, evening m hopeless siste, died obout =, "e
after midnight. We have heard of hui ono . .
case to-day, and even that is not Likely to NV
fatal ii1Ve
Annexed is the Report Of the Board of III,
! ISSUED today. Il announces seven fatal ca,
cnolcra, from July 23d the evening of the .,
seven during the ihirlysix hours erd'a.. 'na
I day noon. This, VIC have no doubt, is ~ 70
frank and unds sulscd statement indeed !, ,,.y
be an impeachment of the integrity OF tine p
10 suppose Otherwise. a
REPORT OF TIE BOARD OF uEAIrr,
RoaRD or HkALTn, IL O'clock, Noon -
New fork, Aug.9, 1881.
In tbs discharge OF the delicate and re.t......
he duty diving upon them, ann justly srn,so;,
ting The great interests coinmliled 10 their rhr
the Board of Health hive deem.d an ot.ici.fenV'
mnneation 10 thor ielow-clllzens boil, trnne.a,
sxpcd ient al tie present time The fearful ,',
grs vi the malignant DIS ase which desolsttd n.
cry 'wo years since, al 100 fresh IN The n4,oT'.
Of the citizens rot TO rand III M exc odinglv a.,
save to every indication Of return Of thu,
fuI rlaady. '''
Runors, however vague and urfounllcd NJ.
cula ed incylfa y 10 excite alarm, and II n'(.,'
the result most strongly deprecated by the.e ,,t.-
circulate them. 70 the end that The, m,y f. ".o
unnecessary apprehension in the pablis MIN. 4
ia'lon TO The prevalence Of any epidemic di..o
the Board ot Health will, from time 10 time ~
camstancos may seem &c require, colnman,c,.e at
iha Intormffpn IN their possession on a sun,ec,,s
uch deep Importance TO the comnnnitv -
During the last week, various reports we,,
lated Of the existence of chocIa IN our civ ~
attention OF the authorizes as in crcrv ,.,a.,
Immediately directed 10 nm nyes,ip,,ior ~ -
facts. In no case, however was here found &c
cltnt reason t" Jesufy an ot1icial arnouocs,,,',
OF Inc sxslehce among as Of The d .case kro.nas
the STA 'coholeFa. AT tie meeting of he r. ard
on Frldy, 'he Isl instant, il was s,af.dih, ca'''
cases enh on dehlh tal occur,d, ia which tina
symptoms we're strongly aked bur IN ne,bas
instance WAS there any evidence that the J,..aaa
Fartook Of malignant charIctor. Uni,r ,sea
clfrums ances the Board did not consider Tim, H.,
public COOL would be consulted by publication n,
that time. -
since the period referred 10, the atcn.iun of,h.
board OF iea'ilthns been lied 10 number If
cases reported Us choieia, of which seven hat ter
minated fatally UP to The evening of tho IN inst
DnfhS 'iic last thirty SIX hours further renorts
have been received, ard seven deaths have occ,,
rel, making 10 al number Of fourteen de-, tho i,,.
the 23td OF July, BY di>easc pronounced ~ pbv.
sicans 10 be rholra. These cases werr all wrb
a smsle cXctp'lo,, Of an isolated charac er. mad
nat 'racenbic 10 my local cause. In the exceprro,
mentioned, three lndvluels died in one house
but the attendant circumstances, the habits occn
patton and situation of the sufrNers were spcb a.
10 prevent either surprise ala M al the result
No evidence has YET come to the knc VII age of
this body that the disease has been commu,i,ote,
by contact or association. No int ,unt IN of ,b
general heal III Of the residents IN the s,re,, or
retghbohood has occurred in consequence OF IN,
oeaths teteHoItO to. The Boald thtr.iole ft ins,i.
heG iii nssum ng the fact Hat the type c' the DIS
ease IN these instances exhibits neither the er,icn1
&c nor me ms gnant character wnIch constituted
originally The great terror OF cholera
In commonly numbering rbout $50 600 sou',
al season OF TIE year when the ordinary Cholera
moibus usually prGvalis,i on. ut not to he a mafer
oil surprise III t Cases should occur which pr,stn,
symptoms Of m'hgnsncy. The 1a,g, q4qnt,ifs
n "n'tpc ard mnSo@nd trut, and VI c,uie aea.
dccoye@ rcgs@dfes, winch are daily trough 10 the
markets and b3eo ne the food of the nhahl,nis r,f
ash continual and active Indictment 10 diseases
Of THIS chsra:ter.
The Boari of Health having ma,urrl " wefahs1
Ill the circumstances connected With his subject
md feeling strongly solicitous 10 disseminate rclv
facts and Jut differences IN what they star cone
TO the conclusion that there is no well founded csuee
Tor apprehension IN regard to the general heathaf
the community They annou ce 10 Their tilow-eit-
zens. as the deliberate conyioion OF their IN u
nents, thai no d'scom ofa contagious or epideni6
character exists IN ms cttv
The most as.ijaons attention ofths Board viii
he directed to every Of disease of suspicious
CHARGE eT which comes to he knowl dee of the
members 1t Is their determination at all tunes 10
communicate with their constituents in the soujl Of
ruth and candor, and whenever they shajI see
cause to change their opinion us o the ruLlc
health, however deeply they may regre. ,hc exs.
nee OF soch necessity, they will nevertheless
anhesltalhs'y avow the fact They Therefore ask
w'lh conf ehce thot their fellow citizens viii place
lnil reante upon the official communicate MS ollhis
body.
The Bo4rd of Health respectfully INT earnestly
tecommthd 10 The citizens, and all other iuhabi,-
ants, TO exercise prudence and discretion in thar
diet "n'i general conduct ; 10 abstain from he use
OF ardent spirits, and from ,xcesses of every Kind
to practice hab''ual cleanliness in their persons IL
cleanse their premises, and remove all IMPURITIES.
10y trfqlent md flee USE of the well-knowr dis n
ieclIng agents
with lsesc precautions and by the blessing of
Providence, we may confidently exnect tha, our
community Will be spared from the ELECTIONS whoa
attend the pestllcnce. c. w WRENCE,
President of the Board Of uealL.
J. MoRros, S.cretary.
Chohrn A5'oad. From Montreal we have in e
llgence to Monday last. Che 4th,) inclusive.
''ur'tg the twenty three days prrsio 3 the whole
number OF deaths hal been FOL of which 5oG are
stated 10 have been Of Cholera
In the cores o }dcnrr between .he Mayor
1 md II,