Health of Philadelphia.
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Bowel complaints continue to be the prevailing diseases, and within a few days several cases of cholera have assumed malignant characters.
July27ththe Board of Health reported2cases of malignant cholera.
28th6
29th6
30th15
31st19
The whole number of cases, as near as can be ascertained, is 52, of which, 30 have occurred in the districts, 6 in the Alms-house, 1 in the Arch street prison, and the remaining 15, in the outskirts and dirtiest parts of the city.
Report of the Board of Health for the twenty-four hours, ending August 1st, noon:—
PRIVATE PRACTICE.
CASES.RESIDENCE.DEATHS.
1No. 94 Dillwyn street, N. L.1
1No. 1 Clymer street, Moyamensing.
1No. 3 do. do. do.
1No. 16 Vine street, City.1
1Between Race and Vine and Tenth and Eleventh streets, City.
1Corner of Bedford and Twelfth streets, Moyamensing.
1South side of Cedar above Twelfth street, Moyamensing.1
1Peach between Green and Coates’s, N. L.
1Parham’s Alley, Southwark.
1Queen near Passyunk Road, do.
1Second below Carpenter st. do.
1Frankford Road above Bedford street, Kensington.
1St. John above Poplar Lane, N. L.
1Shirker’s Alley, Moyamensing.1
1Third st. above Globe Mills, Kensington.
1Otter st. near William street, do.
164
Hospitals.Physicians.New cases.Died.Cured.Remaining.
Alms-house,H. L. Hodge,1110
Jones’ Alley,Parrish,1002
Locust st.[1]Chapman,2101
Moyamensing,Thomson,1101
5314
New Cases.Deaths.
Private practice,165
Hospitals,53
Alms-house,11
229
By order,
WM. A. MARTIN, Clerk.
The following table exhibits the whole mortality, and also that from bowel complaints, for the 4th week in July for five successive years.
1828.—4th week, ending July 26th. Whole mortality, 127; of which, the deaths from cholera morbus, were, adults, 3; children, 26; Total, 29.—Diarrhœa, adults, 0; children, 3; Total, 3.—Dysentery, adults, 0; children, 3; Total, 3.—Total from bowel complaints, 32.
1829.—4th week, ending August 1st. Whole mortality, 100; of which, the deaths from cholera morbus were, adults, 1; children, 23; Total, 24.—Diarrhœa, adults, 0; children, 4; Total, 4.—Dysentery, adults, 1; children, 3; Total, 4.—Total from bowel complaints, 32.
1830.—4th week, ending July 31st. Whole mortality, 183; of which, the deaths from cholera morbus were, adults, 0; children, 38; Total, 38.—Diarrhœa, adults, 0; children, 2; Total, 2.—Dysentery, adults, 2; children, 2; Total, 4.—Total from bowel complaints, 44.
1831.—4th week, ending July 30th. Whole mortality, 123, of which, the deaths from cholera morbus were, adults, 0; children, 32; Total, 32.—Diarrhœa, adults, 0, children, 6; Total, 6.—Dysentery, adults, 1; children 3; Total, 4.—Total mortality from bowel complaints, 42.
1832.—4th week, ending July 28th. Total mortality, 147; of which, the deaths from cholera morbus were, adults, 5; children, 27; malignant cholera, adults, 8; Total, 40.—Diarrhœa, adults, 3; children, 4; Total, 7.—Dysentery, adults, 2; children, 5; Total, 7.—Total from bowel complaints, 54.