Report of the committee appointed by His Excellency the governor, to inquire into and report upon the probable cause or causes of the recent outbreak of cholera in the island of Mauritius in March 1856.

  • Mauritius.
Date:
MDCCCLVII [1857]
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Credit: Report of the committee appointed by His Excellency the governor, to inquire into and report upon the probable cause or causes of the recent outbreak of cholera in the island of Mauritius in March 1856. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ICO lations, which draft, before being published, was also referred to the Chief Medical Officer for his opinion, and he stated that he had no change to suggest in any part of it. J. DOWLAND, Acting Colonial Secretary. Mauritius, 27th May 1856. MEMO: On or about the 14th of January 1856, when the workmen employed upon the wooden houses removed from Camp Lauzun to Gabriel Island were obliged to quit it on account of the landing of immigrants, to be placed in Quarantine, the accom- modation consisted of:— One house, 27X17 feet, leady for occupation as a provision store, and quarter for a Native Doctor, and two similar houses framed and boarded, but the roofs only covered with tarpaulins. These two were, however, habitable, and had the men been allowed to work 3 or 4 days longer would have been in the same state as the first. As regards the tents and tarpaulins sent for the use of the immigrants, I had nothing to do with them, and do not know what amount of temporary accommo- dation they were supposed to supply. On 20th February one English carpenter, (Mason,) as foreman, and 8 Creoles who had volunteered to go to Gabriel Island and remain there whilst the Quaran- tine lasted, for the purpose of putting up temporary wooden huts, were landed, and in the course of a few days had completed— 1 Hospital, about 40X16 feet, and 16 huts, each 16 feet square. Giving ample accommodation for all the immigrants. They also completed the two unfinished houses as far as the materials at hand would allow. These three houses have since been covered with bardeaux. (Signed) E. C. FKOME. May 23, 1856. The total accommodation on both Islands, when I last visited Flat Island, (May 17th,) was as follows :— GABRIEL ISLAND as already stated : 3 wooden houses, 27X17 feet each. 1 Hospital 40X16 „ 16 huts 16 feet square. FLAT ISLAND. The remains of all Mr. Giquel's buildings and huts, put up by the prisoners and workmen employed on the Light House; also 2 wooden houses, 27X17 feet each, \ 1 large straw hut > Completed. 4 smaller ditto ) 16 do. framed and ready for thatching. Affording accommodation for about 1,100 immigrants, independent of temporary Doctor's quarters, provision store, &c.