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On Saturday morning, at eleven o'clock, Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the . Katharine-dock Hotel, Upper East Smithfield, . Botolph Without, Aldgate, respecting the death of Mary Lyons, aged 28 years, who died from the effecta of Asiatic cholera, at a wretched hovel, situated at No. 1, Harria’s buildings, Upper East Smithfield. The inquiry was instituted at the urgent request of the medical offier of the union, in consequence of the abominable nui sances existing in the neighbourhood. Margaret Crawley, of 13, Cooper’s court, East Smithfield, stated that the de ceased was the wife of a dock labourer, who, with three children, occupied one small room at No. 1, Harris’s build ings, which was a small house, in which there were three other families residing. There were eight houses in the court, and 100 persons lodging in them, and seven individuals were suffering from cholera at the present time. There were two badly drained privies at the upper end of the court, from which the most horrible stench arose, to which witness attributed the illness of the poor persons. The nee in front of the houses was scarcely four feet wide, there being a lofty brick wall in front of them. The supply of water was scanty and insufficient for the number of per sons. The deceased was quite well until Wednesday morn ing, when he was seized with violent vomiting and dier rhees. She was attended Dr. English, but she expired on the following day. Dr. Thomas English, of Upper East Smithfield, deposed to being called to the deceased on Wednesday last, and to three other cases of Asiatic cholera in the same court. The deceased was in a state of collapse, and had been neglected, as she had been suffering from the disease since the previous day and had not had medicine. Brandy had been given her by her attendants, who were the worse for liquor. They appeared to be afraid of catching the disorder. Witness administered the usual remedies, but she gradually sank, and died on Thursday morning at seven o'clock. There were two privies at the end of the court common to all the inmates of the houses. The court was densely populated, close, narrow, and ill-ventilated. Witness had had seven cases of malignant cholera in the court in two days. Witnese was of opinion that the de ceased’s death was aggravated by the overcrowded and filthy state of the houses, and the want of ventilation in the court. The jury ultimately returned the following verdict : —‘* That the deceased died of Asiatic cholera, aggravated by the filthy and overcrowded state of the houses in Harris’s buildings, East Smithfield, where there was a great want of ventilation ; and we (the jurors) are of opinion that the attention of the board of guardians and the inspector of nuisances should be called to the place, and a better supply of water laid on.” St. Giggs’s.—Two cases of Asiatic cholera have been at tended out of the house by the medical officer. The cases were those of a husband and wife, living in the notorious Church fame, one of the filthiest localities in the parish. The husband, notwithstanding prompt treatment, rapidly sank, and died ; but the wife lived upwards of seven days under the attack, when she died from a consequent attack of con secutive fever. St. MarTIN’s-IN-THE FIELDS.—Dr. Bainbridge, medical officer of this parish, states that up to the present time diarrhoea has not been more prevalent than is usual at this season, and that as yet not a single case of cholera has come under his notice. In 1849, Dr. Bainbridge, in a district of the parish that was assigned to him, had 1,669 cases from March to October ; the patients labouring under the usual symptoms of cholera. Of that number, 27 died. The casea occurred principally in August, September, and October. Epping Union AND Essex.—The disease has made its ap earance in Essex, and continues to rage with unabated fury. ince the outbreak no fewer than sixteen inmates of the Ep ping Workhouse died, and that within a fortnight. Several awful deaths have also taken place in the Dagenham, Iiford, and Romford unions. THe Roman CAtHoLics AND THE CHOLERA.—In conse quence of the spread of the disease, Cardinal Wiseman has granted permission to his flock to eat fresh meat on Fridays and other days of abstinence and fast. Yesterday morning a profound feeling of gloom prevailed in the congregation of St. John’s Church, Nottinghill, in consequence of an announcement made by the Rev. P. H. Addams, M.A., the senior curate, that the cholera had taken off the Rev. Edwin Proctor Denniss, B.C.L., the incumbent minister of the district. SOBERNESS, Ava. 21.—The Lasa of Gowrie, steam tug vessel, put in here on Thursday might last, in consequence of one of the crew being seised with violent symptoms of cho lera. On Dr. Smith being applied to, he pronounced it to be a case of violent Asiatic cholera. By prompt attention the poor fellow recovered, and the Lass of Gowrie left here on riday evening last. We have had six decided cases of Asiatic cholera brought in here by ships from London. One died without medical treatment, two died after medical treat ment, and three have recovered by medical treatment, all the aforesaid having been attended by Mr. Johan Smith, surgeon, of this place. These towns are quite clear of cholera, se veral cages of diarrhoes have occurred, in all of which, when promptly treated by the medical men, further progress has een arrested, and the patients had speedily recovered. Glascow,—The mortality of this month is 1,218. This number, though less than that of July, 1853, by 70, ma terially exceeds the average. The average of the last five years is 951 ; and if we exclude 1853, that for the four years, 1849 to 1852, is no more than 865. The number of deaths this month is materially increased by the prevalence of cholera, but even if we abstract the whole deaths occa sioned by this disease, we find that the deaths by the ordinary diseases amount to 990, which still ex ceeds the average. As regards the individual dis eases, the most important point is the increase of cholera, which amounts this month to 228 against 100 in June. Diarrhes has also increased; the deaths this month were 70—last month, 47. On the other zymotic dis eases , there is little that calls for special remark. Small pox has slightly increased ; the numbers were 44 in June, and 49 this month. Measles has increased from 19 to 35, while hopping-couge has somewhat diminished. Tuber cular diseases cause 215 deaths, and last month the number was 216. The births registered are 763, of which 356 are in the Protestant and 407 in the Roman Catholic registers. The weather throughout the month has, on the whole, been fine. A good deal of rain fell during the early part, and afterwards it became dry and warm; and the maximum thermometer on the 25th rose to 84 degrees. The baro metric pressure has been subject to no remarkable change. The fall of rain was 3.02 inches ; the summer of rainy days, 14.
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