, 1892-10-19

"'IiOoA EN"CN OF lOQ9OFLG leaves 0hC1J U4AhS ~
be desired. The filth Of certain houses it
would BE- Difficult to imagine. Two Sisters OF
Mercy have been stricken with cholera while
nursing patients.
A few Cases continue to be reported from
Antwerp, Rotterdam, several other places IN
Holland, and from a suburb of Iussels.
A despatch IRON Buenos Ayres, UiG Val
paralso, states that the steamer America has
arrived at that port from Genoa, and reports
"a deaths at sea from the cholera.
The steamers Kate Fawcett, Loeb Etive,
and Catania, with cargoes of rags, which
were qua antined at Delaware Breakwater,
have been permitted by the Philadelphia
Board Of Health to go up the Delaware
River to the local quarantine station, on
the condition hat all the rags were de-
stroyed. I ely had outward cargoes awaiting
shipment.
The steamer Lake Huron, from Liverpool,
has arrived at Quebec reporting the death Of
several children from an unknown cause. The
quarantine officials deny that there are any
cholera cases on board the ship.
Mr.. Stanhope, the correspondent of the
Nep York Herald, who is in possession of a
certificate signed by Dr.. Pasteur, to the
effect that the cholera bacillus has been
introduced into his system by injection, is
reported to have been admitted into the
Eppendorf Hospital at Hamburg. 1t is his
wish to attend the sick, take his meals with
Them, drink Elbe water, and utterly disrs-
gard every precaution, for the purpose of
testing the alleged immunity from infection
conferred upon him after undergoing vaccina-
ton under NJ. naFkine, Of the Pastsur In
%stitute.
Some Of the doctors who volunteered to 90
to Hamburg in its distress now complain Of
the shabby way they have been treated. Oae
of them succumbed to the disease, and anoth-
er fell i'll. On his recovery he asked to bo
relieved Of his duty, and he was thereupon
dismissed without a word Of thanks and with
the paltry pittance Of about 3s. a day az
honorarium. AS the terms actually offered
had been considerably higher, and mere
bearers and attendants were being paid l5s.
a day, he and his colleagues sent in q respect
fulIy-worded remonsttance, The only reply
they received was a peremPtory order to leave
the hospital forthwith.
In reply to a correspondent Professor
Koch writes that be is not Of opinion that
cholera is liable to be transmitted through
the post, either by means of letters or printed
matter.
A sum of 100000 has been granted by the
Hamburg Diet to meet the most pressing
needs resulting from the present epidemic.
A mixed committee has been appointed to
consider the Improvement Of hygiene in the
oi Y and the provision Of a better water
supply pending the completion of the sand
filtration works now in hand. The committee
will DO assisted by Professor Koch and other
eminent authorities. OF recent epidemios in
Hamburg. that of 1866 lasted from June 80
to October % that Of 1871 from August l
TO September "a; and the last visitation in
1879 frou, In :, % IN NOvambRr g
The German Government has appointed a
cholera commission to remain in operation
during the prevalence of he present epide-
mic. The commission is to watch the pro-
grtss Of the disease, to cause inquiries to be
made into its character, and to collect mate
rial for the advancement Of scientific know
ledge regarding the cholera.
The Local Government Board reported on
Wednesday that, after a fortnight's immunity
from fatal cholera cases on British shores, it
had received from Dir. Mason, medical officer
of health for Hull, information that a fireman
of the Uranus, attacked by cholera on Mon
day. died on Tuesday evening. Tn remainder
of the crew are well. There is no other case
in the United Kingdom.
At the South Shields Police-court,
last week, four seamrn, from Hamburg,
charged with breaking the cholera regula-
lions issued by the Local Government Board,
by leaving the vessel without giving correct
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