The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-15

suited for such purpose stands in one of the prnci-
pal streets. has back entrance, badly drained the
wards are low and badly lighted and the ventilation most
offensive.
Eighteenth, That an adequate number OF dspensaries
for treating the pemonory stage ought to be establish
ed, if the disease should make its appearance.
Nineteenth. That apart from the desirabeness OF treat
ing Cholera home far practicable there
very great evils attending the opening Of special Cholera
trated in the evidence of Mr. Hardy, who is expe
renced practitioner Any such provision that may be
necessary ought 10 be placed and conducted under
such ARRANGEMENTS avoid exciting alarm and niur-
ing public feeling.
Lastly. That although our opinion from examination
subsequently made has induced TO believe that the
cases which have occurred both in the Of Hull and
on board the ''Pallas," have closer relation true
Asatc Cholera than we at first considered them TO have
beg to repeat former conclusions that there is
nothing that would lead TO expect special outbreak
of Cholera in Hull than on any part of the east
JOHN SUTHERLAND.
X. d. GRANGER
From Report to the General Board Of Health. received
the 9th Of October, 1913, By r. d. Granger, esq, ho
has been deputed by the Board TO make inquiry as to the
progress of Cholera at Hamburg.
1t appears that in 1881 and 1882 two hospitals were
erected for the reception Of Cholera PATIENTS in 1888 the
plan abandoned. When the disease broke out in
September last the head police magistrate who is of
the senator's and head of the Sanitary Board OF Hamburg
applied to the trustees OF the General Hospital land is
presumed to the of the two small hospitals the
jews and the Freemasonso for PERMISSION that those
Cholera patients who, owing to circumstances, could
be attended their homes, such sailors, emf
grants passing through the town from the INTERIOR dest
tute persons, &c. should be admitted into the hospital
This application advocated by Dr. Blan. the medi-
cal director of the hospital and acceded to by the
trustees, who consist OF respectable merchants, &c.
In order to secure proper attendance, the number OF
nurses was increased. two day and two night nurses
(male and female according to the ward) being attached
TO each ward II is important to observe that the duty of
attending in the Cholera wards is shared common BY
all the nurses male and female, of the hospital, that
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s also worthy Of remark, that far from any dislike
to this particular service being evnced the sought
the occupation The ordinary patients OF the hospital
were not alarmed according to express inquiries made to
ascertain this point in consequence of the admission OF
the Cholera on the contrary, they collected in the
corridors at the doors of the Cholera wards and to such
extent that the physicians found necessary give
orders that the doors should be kept shut
As the Cholera patients become convalescent,
they are sent into the common wards and dispersed
unfortunately among the other patients.
Those OF the ordinary patients who have been attacked
with Cholera have remained in their wards.
None of these circumstances have caused any alarm,
the general director of The hospital informed that
OF the whole number OF patients, upwards of one
thou sand, exclusive OF the insane) has quit
ted from alarm One lady, who was in the establish
"a patients were brought in Ii has also been found
that the friends of patients in the hospital have not come
to visit them SO freely as usual but many still come and
them, OF which had pleasing example to-day. Being
in the Cholera ward young woman came in 10 see
fellow servant VINO hau been dttacked she took her
hand and stood close to the bed talking her Ca being
asked she had any fear of catching the complaint she
laughed, and seemed to treat it as a Jest
The medical officers of the hospital and Of the town
quite satisfied the disease does spread by conta
gion in the hospital or elsewhere and in support Of this
conclusion, the following facts may be mentioned: Up
Of hd os sse as the
the total population be taken at 50.0O0 it is here
ported to be, the attacks of Cholera will be about in
At the General Hospital, up October 4th. there have
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lunatcs, and the total number of patients and attend
ants is 1902, the proportion of Cholera will be in
1873 1t is particularly interesting, that single nurse
attendant of the hospital has been attacked have
any of the medical officers suffered 1t is also proper to
sate that although the locality OF the hospital is consid
cred to be healthy there have been of Cholera
among the inhabitants in its immediate neghborhood.
These facts and many others, have quite removed the
fear OF contagion from the minds of all classes. As
proof OF the great change that has taken place since 1884,
may be mentioned. the authority of the General In
spector, that when the first post norton examination of
Cholera case was made, the surgeon put on gloves,
The medical men OF Hamburg, and the authorities were
anxious that all persons attacked should possible be
attended at home; and this has been carried into effect
such degree that out OF 1916 only 263 have been
taken to the three hospitals the only public establish
mens for the reception of patients The evils that
excited existed formerly here when special hospitals were
established The passage of those attacked through the
streets has also caused i'll consequences When the
General Hospital to-day, was informed that young
woman had been brought in who was suddenly seized
after violent fright caused by seeing the Cholera Cradle
pass by.
In connection with this subject it may be stated, that
there is special fever hospital in Hamburg, nor any
fever wards the general other hospitals the fever
patients dispersed ndscrminaely through the COM
mon wards, and without i'll effects DR.. Neville, assist
ant physician of the General Hospital, who has studied
Berlin Heidelberg, and Halle states that the same plan
as to the dispersion Of the fever patients adopted and
that he has, during the three years he studied in the above
universities never known heard OF typhus other
plan.
E1frdefs from Report by Dr. Adar Crawford, on the
recent Visitation Of Cholera at ST. Petersburg.
Progress Of the Disease in Europe
The Anafc Cholera reappeared in Europe in the spring
OIL lS4I Advancing from Persia, where il had prevailed
for some time, penetrated into Russia through the eau
casus and first broke out in the Imperial Army engaged
in the Caucasian War; appears the reports Of pro-
fessor Pirogof and DR. Solomon 1t then for the most
part took northern direction following the course Of
the voga and the Don, and spreading. though not with
much intensity, the contiguous southern PROVINCES
OF Russia, reached Moscow about the end of Septem
ber The disease did at first spread widely over the
city. being confined chiefly the lower classes in one
particular district the river where, however it
sumed character, nearly half Of the ter
mnang fatally The progress of the disease north and
"Co,onel Hodges the charge da6a;res think. city
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