Report on the mortality of cholera in England, 1848-49.

  • Great Britain. General Register Office.
Date:
1852
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Credit: Report on the mortality of cholera in England, 1848-49. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Diarr. ii.—Cholera was fatal on 24th September, to a publican, aged 46 years {inquest) ; next case on tlie 3rd October; the last death occurred the 17th November, a male, aged 63 years, a frame-work kuitter (inquest). In Wood-street, Mill-street, &c., the epidemic was fatal. Scarlatina prevailed duruig the tirst quarter of the year. 438; 4. Basi-ord; Bulwell. Pop. 7057.—Choi. 8 ; Diarr. 8.—First fatal case of cholera, September 20th, a glover's son, aged 3 years, duration of attack one day ; last case on the 30th October, the wife of a la- bourer, aged 46 years. The Registrar states that during the June quarter, erysipelas and scarlatina had prevailed in populous parts of the sub-district; the first person attacked by cholera had been on a visit to Hull, and died the day after his return home. 43a; 5.. .; Arnold. Pop. 8415.—Choi, o; Diarr. i. 1 o 438; 6. ; Carlton. Pop. 3693.—Choi. 8; Diarr. 4.— Died of cholera, January 30th, at Stoke, a cottager's wife, 44 years of age; next case, August 19th; another, September 4th. The last fatal case on the 7th October, a frame-work-knitter's son, aged 16 months. Except the first case, all were frame- work knitters and their families. 438; 7. ; Wilford. Pop. 4826.—Choi, i; Diarr. 3.—-A fatal case of cholera occurred 25th Oc- tober, at Barton, a boatman, aged 40 years {inquest). 439; I, Radford ; Zentoi. Pop. 4462.—Choi. 4 ; Diarr. 4.—The first case of cholera, 20th August, at Kyte-street, a labourer, aged 50 years; next case, September 2nd; last case, September i8th, at Kyte- street, a lace-maker's wife, aged 29 years, cholera and consecutive fever, 10 days' duration. .30. 2. ; Radford. Pop. 7779.—Choi, i; Diarr. 13.—The only fatal case of cholera took place on the 4th October, a widow, aged 70 years, b on by the unheallhy state of the privy and belonging to the house {inquest). prevalent in September and October Choi, o; Diarr. 2. mi. 30 . 4. ; Snenton. Pop. 7079.—Choi. 2 ; Diarr 20 3 deaths from diarrhoea took place in the Lunatic Asylum. First case of cholera 13th August, a frame-smith's son, aged 3 years, m Victoria-street; the other case on the 13th October, a draper, aged 29 years {inquest). Diarrhoea prevailed in August, September, and October. 16 deaths were of children, in 4 cases attended with teething. 440- I Nottingham; Sherwood. Pop. 5230.— Choi, o ; Diarr, 4—These deaths from diarrhoea were of children under 2 years of age. ,0; 2. ; St. Mary. Pop. 7i56.-Chol- piarr 17 —The 2 deaths from cholera occurred snectivelyonthe i6th August and October ist. First, a single wLan, aged 28 years, at I.land-stree ; second a schoolmaster's wife, aged 54 years, at St. Marys- place. Diarrhoea was prevalent m the summer and autumn. brought drain Diarrhoea was Pop. 3^53- Diarr. 7.—Without any previous diarrhoea, cholera on the 30th July appeared in Crossland-cnurt, and fatally attacked the wife of a frame-work knitter, aged 46 years. The second occurred in the same court the 2nd August, and the last case October 7th, at Chandler's-lane, a publican, aged 68 years. 440; 6. Nottingham; Castle.. Pop. 7117. Choi. 6; Diarr. 12.—After 10 deaths from diarrhoea, cholera broke out on the 31st October, at Leen Side, a boatman died, aged 46 years ; the next death, fol- lo^ved on the 17th December; 2 deaths took place on the 20th. The last case was recorded on the 25th in Albion-street, a labourer's wife, aged 34 years. 440; 7. ; Park. Pop. 5573.—Choi. 4; Diarr. 6.—The first case of cholera was recorded on the 5th August, at Hind's-yard, a joiner, aged 21 years {inquest); next case, the i6th ; the last case was at Mount-street, on the 22nd December, a baker, aged 49 years. Diarrhoea prevailed in the summer and autumn. 3 of the deaths were of children, the eldest only 2 years of age. 441; I. Southwell; Southwell. Pop. 13672.— Choi, o; Diarr. 3. 441; 2. ; Kneesal. Pop.—11342.—Choi, o; Diarr. o. 442; I. Newark; North Collingham. Pop. 5112, —Choi. 2 ; Diarr. o.—On May 4th, at North Scarle, the wife of a cottager, 62 years of age, died of cholera ; the other case, September loth, at Swlndarby, the wife of a farmer, aged 34. 442 ; 2. ; Bassingham. Pop. 3490.—Chol.o; Diarr. o. 442; 3; ; Newark. Pop. 10220.—Choi. 25 ; Diarr. 17.—Cholera prevailed in the months of Oc- tober and November. The first attacked was a labourer, aged 52 years, on June 19th, at Castle, 2; re- Gate; next fatal case, August 15th; another on an interim of 49 days to October the 29th, then 18th, when the epidemic much increased in virulence, nnd was fatal, by November i8th, to 22 persons. From this period cholera ceased. The last death recorded on November i8th, a blacksmith, aged 49 years, at Ellis-row. The average duration between the' attack and death, in 15 cases, was 14 hours ; it prevailed among tradesmen, mechanics, labourers, &c., and their <^ilies. The following streets and localities' sufferecNfrom the epidemic, namely, at Deaths. Deaths, . . 6 Middle-iiate . . i •gate 11062. .Q. 3^ ; St. Ann. Pop Diarr 32.—Dia'licea was prevalent in the m Auo-ust SPT^tember. 6 deaths occurred in the Choi, o; months of The epidemic and September Unmn Workhouse, to old people considerably abated in October; the last death was registered the 5th December. AAO-A. Biiron. Pop- 11029.—Choi. 3: Diarr. '16 -Died of cholera, September 7th, the wite of a frame-work knitter, aged 42 years, at Hart s- yard, Goose Gate ; next case, Septeniber i8th, in Pipe-street; last case, 30th September, at East- street, a frame-work knitter, 39 years ot age. Diar- Middle-gate . . Summer's-ro»v. Spittal-row Cholera Hospital, \ Hawton-road . f The Old Workhouse rboea was fatal to 13 children. 440; 5. } Exchange. Pop. 5924.—Choi. 3 ; Mill- EUis-iow Cutton-sqnare Castle-gate . Mill-lane . King-street . North-gate . The registrar states that The houses in the yard in Mill-gate, where the cholera appeared on October 18th, consist of one low small room and one chamber over it. In one of these houses lived a man, his wil'f, and 6 children; in another a man, his wifCf and 9 children; no ventilation, and the back of another row of houses within a few feet of their doors and windows. Small-pox and hooping-cough were prevalent in the last quarter of the year. 442; 4. ; Bennington, Pop. 4350.—Choi. 15 Diarr. 2.—A death fn>m cholera in 8 hours was re- corded on August 19th, at Farndon, the widow ofn labourer, aged 64 years. 442; 5. ; Claypole. Pop. 4178.—Choi. 0; Diarr. 3. 2 deaths from diarrhoea took place in the Union workhouse. .443; I. Bingham; Bingham. Pop. 8385. Choi. I ; Diarr. 6.—The only death from cholera