, 1866-08-31
ElkOlcrn-1ts Conllnunlcoblltty and
Prevention.

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Prevention.
All experience with Cholera leads to the 1e1ict
that Faety from its a.agcs is hest secured by IT.
tofts 70 prevent its outbreak and spread. profcs.
fieua t agd p9pa;Har Gpinion Is drded on
possesses within Itself thc. elements ncces. >.
saTy ;!;oi:n ior IT. own rrogagation. IN former
Communicable, aud it Vas surpassed that thc
proper care Of The Sick tue best Interests Of society
and the convenience Of Commerce required The
nothing; and always looses, by adopting IN erros
and lasin$ important actions upon It. It Is u,t-
aSn,ss aa; ,la' He p5e1ent epidsmic witnesses
some cities, both in Europe md America,
hass h acted upon tue snprosltion that
CHI; GhSs1a e. u, Is ls so%m;aaisabe ,n ana We arc s
ltnlins ;he rpreed Of The diseaac. viii cite lbs
stnslc e1ample ef Nex Yosk cty where they iave
measures 10 isolate ihc sick from tic weli. and to
dfslnfsc1 infected localities, and In the face Of
largc immigration from cholera po1ta, many dying
number OF deatlp from cholcia in tbc citr du.in-
the six months that II has been there are i:ivial
and sn nn1mpoIta1i @ f. ~ compared with The popala-
question suggests itself to us, are VIC doing ali
that We arc able to avert tho scoussc from our
Sity and fSr @ the protection Of our family circles
and what we have suffered from cho1.
&c een sa .ne IN matter T. Sut s gffs, sao asEs
not be continued 10 ua, and the seeming apathy of
Tie psop.e, and especially of thosc whose ofis!al
pq1os sy He them en- the Rahltc charge Of e health
Althnngh mneh has been done toward cleaning
to ths e !: YET spseia1 n Pats wherc The popna
a15 ots t
expect the Importation of cholera lie ilrst case I
kown l In sas city, taken in .he stage Of collapse
hospital alled YIN p.tieu.s, aud the deaths from
esnns 4, tsy eea; !" a a an ;s
presence Of this case there, are Justly charsable
70 our onn neglect. and our: thanks arc due 10
nre.ted the sp1ead Of thc disease as M promptly Is
they did: We now. however. have provided suit
anlc cholera hospitals and this objection Is re-
q he cearest Similarly laws Whch hss ois1e fslien
Under my observation, will natratc, from what |
saw and Eathsrcl from inmates Of Tic house,
hopinE that calling attention to it may tend 10 tho
sions may arise. No. 10s West Quincy stree, is a
small tenement surrounded by similar buildings,
Harvey dfcd-itc frst fatal casc bc),cy. in u tha
Msss M Dlsi;.on Tho prisy, just nj the back door:
to ben IL such eonition as to have caused
Alit Instead Of being properly cleaned the contents
were drained INFO q vacant lot and lmpcrfcctiy
Covered sS,1a With earth 1bc house was occnItel y
nmnher Iha Hrst sf,1 ~, H. .i,r...ts. - aM.7
H. ,,1 e ,s Y, HEY ntcu On ,aS neiesntn o. August
tv.,il ana nm ~ tu . uh .ne tWen-
III iirrn cisdrn's ~ ~ f.at ~ 'ates. mosuer
oflr IL III, cr tnn ~ u'sa LII IMetsa hours
10 the chnfcSa hn.nitai ar Sn s.' w a
t]c mother md nf c H5u ,a H. f'g ~ IT, qa wnl1e ~
fncna hs.o tceororeH tfh i %9, - e ~ nVase VI
msm 1,o tlird IN IL ar" ., tna "o
ont-hnusc until thr twrmfV.scrcnth w" srsp ~ Nh N
Burned hy thc frfcnds ~ H. ;iccnsxsa H. ',nta
Of two oi thr ciren ,r, Jf,5 shnrt ~ ,e,5oaas,
on ihc twc1ysxh Im.Sn. nsa ~ H"Ua 9os
four O'Clock n. M ti,c n.1t a1 c" ,sh.n s.,
they wetc coo1ncd and hnr;rH villa WIZ H.
a. II ~, viii, 'Hs5 ,ena usH' ,ntatalateo
remained untouched nn,,, tbc cecnfs ns H.
dn.t Nn,. Hha Mas ,n' y! ie !E,ends o. tc
irrsas sSnmid m, hs. ,,c.,' tssH ,a ~ e
n.o iIir w & uot naas nee!t noMea, ~ they
nn.1 secy " gesu na, 'es havn neon hns1edInoE