Outbreak of cholera among convicts : an etiological study of the influence of dwelling, food, drinking-water, occupation, age, state of health, and intercourse upon the course of cholera in a community living in precisely the same circumstances / by Max von Petternkofer.

  • Pettenkofer Max von, 1818-1901.
Date:
1876
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Credit: Outbreak of cholera among convicts : an etiological study of the influence of dwelling, food, drinking-water, occupation, age, state of health, and intercourse upon the course of cholera in a community living in precisely the same circumstances / by Max von Petternkofer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    question, and was shown the bed, which the patient in question occupied before his illness. Partly the statements of the overseers, who were likewise present, partly the statements of the prisoners, especially those in the next beds were taken as evidence, where the patient had slept. I cannot forbear remarking here, that all the statements in the list comprising 190 individual cases delivered to me by the governor and surgeon were already so correct, that only 4 corrections were necessary. I am sorry that I noted down at the time only the dormitories and not also the position of the individual beds in each case I shall hereafter make a communication, which makes it appear very desirable, that this also should be done in future cases. DIVISION OF THE PRISONERS in the Establishment at Laufen according to Occupation, Workrooms and Dormitories. OCCUPATION No Workroom of | Dormitory OCCUPATION No Workroom of Dormitory 1 in lock-up TifiP.lr-nn 2 Writers 50 48 4 Bakers 21 48 21 Joiners 19 71 70 95 Spectacle-makers 2 Hospital 2 in 84 80 42 Shoemakers 32 „ r> 91 19 45 80 56 „ Y) 94 1 46 80 3 „ Y> 98 3 46 82 Q w ?? Hos pital 6 45 82 1 Bookbinder 57 70 11 45 83 12 Brushmakers 11 64 2 Hos pital 20 Farm Labourers 22 Ropemakers 19 1 67 1 mostly out 97 1 1 1 64 21 | of doors 1 98 4 Gardeners Y) 67 36 Spinners and Knitters 3 Domestic Servants 2 57 32 2 — 48 i r> 56 i — 67 i 64 6 Glove-makers 3 n 67 2 57 56 3 r> 70 2 V 70 1 >5 80 2 V 99 13 97 7 Cooks . . . . 20 48 9 n 98 1 Basket-maker 47 48 3 99 2 Hospital attendants .... Hos )ital 88 Straw-workers 1 sick new-comer 45 47 32 3 Lithographers 50 48 1 46 32 4 Cleaners 6 47 48 1 _ 97 1 50 48 3 — 98 24 72 70 1 Barber — 70 8 72 97 1 Joiner , . . . . 11 64 3 Hospital 20 Blacksmiths andLocksmiths 12 64 26 Washers 63 Tailors 16 15 56 3 38 32 10 15 97 30 V 39 36 Weavers and Winders 20 V 41 1 58 56 2 7) 64 2 v 67 1 - V 67 2 » 82 2 V 70 1 n 91 i V 83 10 97 2 „ 97 7 n 98 1 7) 98 11 7) 99 1 r> 99 2 Hos] )ital
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