The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-16
THE CHOLERA TRACK.
It's Line Of March Last Yenr and up to
this Time In 1871.
From the British Medical Journal

It Is extremely important at this moment to
trace the course of the Asiatic cholera during
the last wear. and to define It's line of march up
to this time. It is full Of instruction, and not
without elements of promise. DR.. Fauval, one
of the most competent authorities, has analyz-
ed the official documents, and his conclusions
are worth knowing IL was IN 1870 that the
break of cholera at Taganrog. on the Sea of
Azof. and at Rostoff, on the Don. Soon the
principal cities OF the Russian coast of the
Black Sea were attacked In the course Of
the month of August-Kerich. Berdlansk,
Theodosia, Odessa, and even Poti, whence
the disease propagated Itself into the interior
of the Caucasian provinces. AS usual, the
incided with the arrival (by Steamship of
travellers starting from the infected points.
There was no mistaking that 1t was an cpl.
demic of Asiatic cholera, coming from the In.
terror OF Russia with the movement produced
by the transport OF grain to the point of en-
barkation. This epidemic was otherwise re-
markable for the slightness OF Its Intensity,
that is, for the small number of attacks. At
the end of September it was everywhere on
the coast. An important fact to be OBJ
served in regard to this epidemic is that,
thanks TO the measures OF quarantine en-
forced by the Ottoman sanitary authorities,
the Turkish coast was completely saved
from the disease, in spite OF the numerous
arrivals from the infected ports. Thus, from
the I'd OF August to the 2lst of September not
fewer than seven hundred ships-among
which were several having cholera on board
were submitted to quarantine at the mouth of
the Bosphorns. Whence did this epidemic
come? The first idea which occurs is that this
was simply an extension OF the malady which
reigned at the commencement of the year In
the province of Central Russia, and was propa-
gated to the South with the commercial move
ment eboye mentioned. At Constantinople
another opinion Is entertained. They have the
conviction, based on documents the value OF
which Is not vet ascertalned By Continental au-
thorities, that this epidemic, and even that OF
the close OF 1869, was due to Persian importa-
tion. The disease ia declared to have broken out
at Mini Novgorod at the time OF the fair, aud
with the arrival OF the Persian merchants.
This question is one which, as Dr.. Fauval
points out, Of great European importance. II,
as the prevalent opinion runs, the actual cpl
demic be only sequence Of the Importation of
1866, a recrudescence such as is often observ-
ed tn impertectly -extlnguished tool OF disease,
this epidemic is distinguished from those
which precede 1t in Its course Of Invasion, and
would lend 10 prove that cholera has found In
Russia conditions favorable 10 lis genesis and
acclimatization. II, on the other hand, the ex.
listing epidemic have for Its origin Persian
importation, 1t fails then under the ordinary
rule of epldemlcs of cholera due to reimpor-
tatIon of the disease. This Is question which
it behooves the sanitary administration 10
solve,