The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-03
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LONDON, July iS.-I ran down to Greenwich
yestsrday TO see DR.. william CollinRridge. the
Young and eminent medical oficer Of health Of
the port Of London. I wanted to inquire about
the measures taken By tho city against the In.
vasion OF cholera. Also. how II proposed To
srappls with the scourss II II broke through
the first line Of defence. The doctor Is nor.
feetiy awake to the danger. and seems to b
fully prepared to meet IT, He did not expect
the appearances Of tho cholera In this country
last yoar. but hs has no doubt a. TO It's coming
September. He does moi believe that II WIN -
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s , detail. Public notices containing san.
ltary rules 70 BE- observed as preyentiyes o.
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Immense docks, covers moro than eighty miles.
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none Of the city q London. are responsible
The present condition Of the Thames in and
Gus to health as Il could b.. The color Of the
water L. black. 1t would be difficult to say what
what docs hH,
London Bridge Ii fast becoming an open sewer.
IT, osciIatinE tide carries e and iTo pamelsss
ont system OF sewers. which carry away to the
Thames a. far as Barking 81! the impurities Of
down from the capital into the river have beeI
very very imperisctiy rewarded for their lnbos:
q ,Ss shs T6 o e:
Ths psds Srnas them SaeH s
ne mstropoiis impoSerished H by The tapping q
the great water companies has sunk several
TIC STR
OF pure water. scientific and other, people
r fesul. q this ssap,e svi When the eholers
sSH. vim S on ss o 5Ss Wills sns 4
Snsnisd With t. j. %si state the Ms
for the London drainage and sewerage. asserts
that the, river 10 In . sound state. This is de-
conflict. which has already cost the city ssS.
600. has led to another more unfortunate
Communication Instructed to report upon nV tSs
condition OF IN. tho river. and In case Of
fortune ior Urgent measures ni mr. Is r.auraa
but nothing In! can be done as long as the Conn
Diarrhda now prevails on the river. was
on o steam launch the other day and her whole
crew was suffering from it. DR., OolingrdgN.
told me that lately each time he has been
on the river he suffered from 1t. but was cured
thing now being done to abate the evil ia tie
daily throwing 70 in ths sewers reservoir ct Bark.
.lLaiine siush: the worst possible thing, at Tie
b-chloride Of lime used at all the bridges
crossing the river In the metropolis. and per-
About 100 vessels enter the port every day.
The average number Of ships OF all classes II
10 sn S II:
sens &c son.tnnty on the river 4 from $4,000 e
81 sss e
ssrs"ss 81 ss Of them. and sent IS men to The
oas %s.Ss had IEnSn
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laid upon the customs, whose officer boards
At pfssont. should the vessel come from an In.
fected or suspected place. this officer puts TO
ar s e shs She hs 70 H.
l. What ia the name of the vessel and the msstsri
.n .Ss Ss y, e. sor Will.
s:ss YOU or :. any ,s iii ii 3; Il 80
xhss aS%ssf Of otae.rs crew, and passengers have
as,%s ysy.ss' Il 80 stat. IT, s how .rihns
I isevsry person board in good health now,
The master then signs. after tho following
caution
n:a; Ssss MA, Nm e Ii.sis
answers you have given.
liable to heavy fine. But what is worse be
tho s ~
r. dsSSs SSsss
ansd to be one In which there is or has been
during tns voyage; e.. or +, during the stay q
shen meaes oesr a. ss
charge "a Sses .Sp I iH
present moment. which Is considered as one Of
sns should
iarisdicsiop o. the sanitary aatI"rlty Whether
examined by the officer Of customs or not IL In.
fected with cholera or II she has come from Q
| so infected.
| myself accompanied one OF the chief inspso-
tors OF DR.. CollinYridge's In two or three Of hIs
yisits. The inspector. having put the ques-
| tions as to the health OF those on board,
looked ut the bsrths supply OF wster. and the
retiring rooms Of the vessel. to satisfy himself
that they we're IN proper condition, The crew
arc hot allowed to use the latter places whom
the vessels are In the docks. should any vessel
6s found INFECTED with cholera. she Is imms-
diateiy moored or anchored at special buoys
| prepared on the river for her reception
| Every person suffering from cholera IL at
once TO DO removed. II his condition admit OF
motintion OF this hospital proves Insufficient.
Pr Col!ingridge proposes to treat the patients
should the weather be cold or wet. In tents
placed on decks OF hulks. Directly after the
the ship and the destruction OF ali infected ar