Appendix to report of the committee for scientific inquiries in relation to the cholera-epidemic of 1854.

  • Great Britain. General Board of Health. Medical Council.
Date:
1855
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Credit: Appendix to report of the committee for scientific inquiries in relation to the cholera-epidemic of 1854. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL CONTENTS. 134 Page 1. Report upon the Meteorology of London, in relation to the Cholera Epidemic of 1853-4. By Mr. Glaisher. - - 1 2. Report on the Examination of certain Atmospheres during the Epidemic of Cholera: By Dr. R. D. Thomson. - - 119 3. Report on the Microscopical Examination of certain Atmos- pheres during the Epidemic of Cholera. By Mr. Rainey. - 4. Report on a Sanitary Itispection of the Golden Square District. By Dr. D. Eraser, Mr. Thos. Hughes, and Mr. J. M, Ludlow. ] 38 .5. Memorandum on the Sanitary Conditions of Bethlem Hospital and of the City House of Occupations. By Mr. Lawrence. - 166 6. Memorandum on Asiatic Cholera and other Epidemics, as in- fluenced by Atmospheric Impurity. By Dr. Ai-nott. - 168 7. Report on the Chemical Composition of Metropolitan Waters during the year 1854. By Dr. R. D. Thomson. - - 176 8. Report on the Microscopical Examination of different Waters (principally those used in the Metropolis) during the Cholera Epidemic of 1854. By Dr. H issall. - . _ 216 9. Observations on the Filth of the Thames, contained in a Letter addressed to the Editor of The Times Newspaper. By Professor Faraday. - - - - _ _ 984 10. Report on the Chemical Examination of Rice-water Discharges. By Dr. R. D. Thomson. - 285 11. Report on the Microscopical Examination of the Blood and Excretions, &c. of Cholera Patients. By Dr. Hassall. - 289 12. Tables from a Report of the Middlesex Hospital, illustrating the relation of Consecutive Fevers to the Collapse and Dis- charges of Cholera - - - - - . 308 13. Account of Twelve post-mortem Examinations. By Mr. G. W. Callender, of Bartholomew Hospital. - - - 311 14. Tables of House-to-House Visitation in the Golden Square Districts. By Dr. Fraser, Mr. Ludlow, and Mr. Hughes. - 313