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"of Cholera, and thus alone can Cholera be pre"vented.
"The eases of Cholera which occured in our
"Parish were clearly imported. Thus I ascertained
"from enquiry the woman who died in Regent
"Street had recently visited Poplar. The boy who
"died at 5, Little Pulteney Street, came from
"Poplar, the woman at 24, Denman Street, had
"been attending upon her sister who had Cholera
“at Ramsgate; the tramp who died in the casual
"ward, had slept the night before at Brentford.
"Although no positive evidence could be obtained
"in the other cases, there was nothing to lead to
"the conclusion that the disease had broken out
"spontaneously or to prevent the supposition that
"they had been in contact with previous Cholera
"cases.
"In two instances only did the disease spread.
"The one was the case of the boy at 5. Little
"Pulteney Street, whose uncle seemed to have
"contracted the disease from him, and whose case
“I have previously reported, and the case of the
"woman and child at 8, Peter Street. In this
“case the woman was taken ill one day and sent
"to the Hospital, and the child was taken with the
"same symptoms the next day; but these cases
"recovered.
“With regard to the future I would strenuously