The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-02-10
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Your committee will stale upon what
they consiter unquestionable authority
the DublhJ oHfnal Of medical science
tor january $40, and the American.
Medical Library, vol. 8, 1S4o) The STA.
tistics OF its ravages in some Of our dit
les and towns; ION whichein their opin.
ion, some very important practical in.
formation may be derived. The city
Of Quebec. where IL first appeared in
Americas, NOT expecting the maIady.
was but very partially prepared for its
onset; and out Of a population Of $4,000
had 5.783 cases,& 3,932 2.
Montreal, with a population Of $4,000,
had 1895 cases, and 1853 deaths, or 1
in 2-5.10.1 In New York, whSre it
appeared on the 2ist of June, eleven
days after it's arrival upon the CONT
nent, with a population of24O,OoO there
were 5,547 cases, and 1882 deaths, or
in 2. There was no case in Phila.
delphia. until The 5th of July, and in a
population ofI6O,Oo0, there were 2,3l4
cases and 935 deaths, or 4 10 2-5riO.
Thus we see that the proportion Of
deaths to the number Of cases varies
but little from so per CEN in all the
localities. r a1< .GaW 5emte.
From the foregoing history, it zap.
pears that the three first named cities
were nearly simultaneously attacked,
and suffered nearly The same ratio Of
mortality; gradually lessening,lhowev-
err as time advanced. Your committee
have. 'nofreliable information that any
etflc'ent means were used in those cities
10 lre Vent he spread 81 theJepidemic.
~ appearance Of the diseased in PhiIa-
ue'fl,a.o " ,.ne shot July, was twenty
e'gns aaysia Yer il broke out in Quebec,
ana ,''teen dlys after its attack of New
lo'h', - he former city, efficient
san'!h'y seeoiatipns were adopted and
pe. ~ 'a''svhe operation, for the removal
o'a" "'osesnoxIous agencies which ex.
Pe''e" had demonstrated as capable
oraueN ming The .malIgnancy, anduin'
eas'"'s thessiatality Of the disease'
suon. - j;state qexhalations arising, = hon
pa's'es, foublcalars, obstructed 1rains,
! s'agnant pools, pig.stys, cages, and 9th
CT naoila's ,nsnof aninla's. aprt all accu
mulatIons of animal o. vege:able ma.tel
in a state Of decomGosltion.i Is il no
I then To- this active vigilance that we
are TO attribute the gratifying fact tina
the mortality from the cholera 10 Phila,
deIphia was about seventeen timesIess
than niQuebec, Montreal and New
York. according to the population Of
each, as shown by the aforesaid au.
thorities? And from all the information
your committees is in possession of. they
ARE induced to- believe that a similar
ratio holds good lin other localities,
where similar precautions were used. 4
The common opinion, that Asiatic
Cholera travels with a steady progress
from Southeast to Northeast, seems 10
derive confirmation fromthe above brief
enquiries, bat that this popularity of the
disease holds good only as applied to
countries, and not to localities. One
popularity Of the disease, however, ap.
pears to beafulIy established by its gen.
eral history, viz: In its migratory char.
acler il is prone to follow the great
commercial channels, rivers and water
courses; but in its location appears in.
different to hill or valley, surrounding
circumferences being equal.
Your committee in the further dis.
charge Of Their, apprehended duty TO
you, themselves, and the community,
cannot forbear stating their full and ex.
plicit conviction, that there now exists
in our village, and its vicinity, many
sources Of poisonous malaria and deadly
e%fluvia, which the experience Of all
past times has proved to the clearest
demonstration, are capable Of greatly
augmenting the malignancy Of many
epiJemicaI diseases, and sometimes, ID
peculiar seasons and circumstances, Of
engendering endemics Of a most deadly
character. And some Of these malign
volcanoes Of poison and death, your
committee are constrained, Reluctantly,
to believe. are now in active operation,
throwing broadcast into our, midst, their
s~uffocatIng %exhalations, and p~rofusely
scattering amongst US the seeds of d.
sease, anguish, pain and death. slsatu
leaIYour committee take the opportunity
here presented, TO express their convic-
iion tina, the intelligent, aconcilialory
and Observation-Disclosures Of Martins
vile, viii adopt such meansiof efecting
the very desirable and necessary OBJ
jectse contemplated by this meeting, as
twill besfound agreeable TO all and OPP
pressive TO none; and that when q plan
Of active operation is fixed upon, and