New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-22
FOREIGN TOPICS.
CHOLERA IN AUSTRO-HUNGARY.

CHOLEhA IN AUSTRO-HUNGAR1.
THE DISEASE IN VIENNA NOT AN EPIDEMIc-BAD
SANITARY CONDITION OF THE crrY-rIE CHoL-
ERA RAGING IN HUNGARY-360OO DEATHS
iPRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUsgI
VIENNA, Aug. 1.-THE cholera has prevailed
In Vienna since the middle OF June, bat has at time
assumed the proportions OF epidemic. The victims,
with few exceptions have been persons belonging to the
aboring classes who live In such constant violation OF
the laws OF health that the only wonder is that the
tally among them is not ten times great reported
Very few strangers have been attacked since the
which occurred in the Hotel Donau latter part OF
June have not referred 10 the existence OF the dis
ease before, because / saw eause for needlegsly
alarming Americans intending to visit the Exhibi-
ton. Nor do 1 think there IL now any reason
why tourists should avoid Vienna. The disease IS,
however prevalent and fatal this other parts
OF the Empire, that the facts become matter OF
that cannot be longer overlooked. In Vienna the
vary from 20 to so day, averaging 40. In
the last week 1926 persons were attacked. have no
report OF the weekly number OF deaths hand but they
must be considerably 100 On Saturday the total
number of cholera patients under care, as re-
ported by the physicians and the hospital authorities
295 about 100 less than the preceding week Under
the head Of cholera in the death lists CLASH
fed however, all Of diarrhea and dysentery which
prevalent in all cities in Summer and great
many Deaths that II is impossible to say what is the
actual mortality caused by genuine cholera.
Ii is strange that the sanitary condition OF Vienna is
good as 1t is. The people live In large barrackke
buildings, and there frequently 80 families under
roof In very few houses is there water pipes
The washed ont only by water brought from
the well the courtyard, and this is done by
ants OF course there is not half enough used to
keep them clean and free from bad smells The
have seuchtraps, and at every street fright
full OdOr steams up from the openings in which the
surface drainage runs. Add to this prevalence Of
noisome smells the uncleany and unhealthy habits OF
the middle and lower class people, who sleep in small
rooms with ughtly-closed windows, and eat Wiley
cooked food in sitting. crowded restaurants and it is
easy to see why the cholera pretty regular Summer
visitor.
In the provinces OF Upper and Lower Austria, outside
of Vienna the disease although widely extended is
of an alarming character. In Gaica it is much
the deaths in the month of July numbering nearly 5000
But in Southern Hungary that the cholera has as
sumed real epidemic FORM The BUDAPEST RO=lony OF
recent date publishes summary Of the official reports
from 1922 Gemeinden political subdivision answering
to our townships having total population OF 4.395OOO
In this population there have been 9l,7s6 cases OF
cholera of which fatal The disease entered
HUNGARY early in the Summer from Turkey and the
Danubian Principahties usual. The Government
authorities making great efforts to counterfeit it, and
have dispatched physicians from Pest TO the towns
most afflicted, and ordered the local authortes 10 as
sembe the people and instruct them in such preventive
measures as the Of dnfectans and the cleansing Of
their dwellings,. The Summer has been intensely hot all
over Eastern Europe and TO this cause is no doubt due
in great measure the spread of the disease
IA letter received in this city from the English
Consul-General at Pesth in Hungary, gives more
alarming view Of ravages Of the cholera there than
we have before He reports average Of COO cases
week. which IN population of less than 100000 indi-
Gates that the disease has nothing less than epidemic
character.-Edl