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"and had diarrhœa, but a fourth child who ate no
"sweetmeats had no diarrhœa.
"On Sunday morning the two children who died
"were observed to be very thirsty, and drank
"copiously of water from the cistern. They were
"very sick and purged during the whole of Sunday
"night, and died within a few hours of each other
"on Monday morning. A medical man was called
"in on the Sunday, who gave it as his opinion that
"the deaths had occurred from English Cholera, and
"that no inquest was required, and gave a certificate
"accordingly. The deaths were registered by Mr.
"James, of Princes Street, and no notice of the
"occurrence of these cases was given to the Medical
"Officer of Health either by Dr. Hursley or Mr.
"James. I have investigated these cases for the
"purpose of ascertaining whether they arose
"1. From the special poison of Cholera.
"2. From taking improper food.
"3. From the water in the cisterns.
"4. From the state of the atmosphere.
"5. From poison in the sweetmeats.
"1. With regard to special poison. There does
"not appear to have been any case of contagious
"Cholera imported into the house, nor has there
"been any Cholera in the neighbourhood. Since
"the occurrence of the disease there has been no
"fatal case of Cholera or Diarrhœa in the same
"building. Hence I conclude that these cases