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from the Dispensaries, and from a few private practitioners, I did the best
I could; but I fear my returns were not the most correct sent to their
lordships. By the Order of Council, it was incumbent to establish a
hospital for the reception of those Choleraic patients who could not be
well cared for at their own homes; and, until this could be done, a few
beds were secured at the London Hospital. Every means to obtain a
suitable building was tried, without success, and the Vestry at last
hired a house upon the Green; against this, however, there was so great
an outcry, that it was not used for the purpose; and while it was in
serious contemplation to use the Town Hall for the reception of patients,
the Commercial Street Hospital sprang into existence.
The hospital was opened for the reception of patients on August 20th,
and was closed on November 1st.
This hospital was conducted in the most admirable manner, the
patients receiving the utmost care and attention, insomuch that wealthy
people, at their own houses, could not have been better tended. The
patients from this Dictrict were conveyed to the hospital in a carriage
gratuitously placed at our disposal by the kindness of J. D. Link, Esq.
(one of the Vestry); the vehicle, when not further required for this
purpose, being broken up. The number sent from Bethnal Green was 97.
Recoveries 66
Deaths 31
97