Official reports made to government by Drs. Russell & Barry, on the disease called cholera spasmodica, as observed by them during their mission to Russia in 1831 : with an appendix, and other papers, extracts of letters, reports, and communications received from the continent, relating to that disease.

Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Charlton Park

Date:: 1832

Credit: Official reports made to government by Drs. Russell & Barry, on the disease called cholera spasmodica, as observed by them during their mission to Russia in 1831 : with an appendix, and other papers, extracts of letters, reports, and communications received from the continent, relating to that disease. 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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Appendix (1.) Register of Cholera Patients in the Hospital of tlie City Prison. 13y Dr. Busch, one of the Physicians of the Prison. No. Age. When received In the Prison. When seized with Cholera. How soon dead after the first attack by the Cholera. REMARKS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1.3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 60 17 74 70 73 15 June 3 June 16 June 4 May 24 March 14 May 17 June 13 June 13 A])ril 27 May 20 June 15 June 11 June 15 June 27 June 29 May 18 June 16 April 14 April 27 June 23 May 9 June 30 June 30 June 19 June 8 January 18 January 11 July 9 June 23 June 24 — 24 — 25 — 25 — 25 — 25 — 26 — 26 _ 26 — 27 — 27 — 27 — 28 — 29 — 29 — 30 — 30 — 1 July 2 — 2 — 4 — 6 — 7 — 13 — 14 — 19 — 28 — after 6 hours „ 10 hours „ 15 hours „ 43 hours „ 5 days recovered after 14 hours „ 12 hours recovered recovered recovered after 14 days „ 46 hours ,,12 hours recovered recovered after 12 hours ,, 9 hours recovered recovered recovered recovered after 3 days recovered after 4 days recovered after 2 days recovered recovered No. 4 had rubbed the cho- lera patients. No. 5 was the husband of No. 1 ; had seen his wife on 22d, in the evening. No. 10 was imprisoned in the same room with No. 7. No 12 was the first who fell sick of cholera in the com- mon hospital of the prison. No. 14 hud rubbed the cho- lera patients. No. 15, the Jirst out of the division of the invalids. The two other invalids at- tacked by the cholera were not treated in the prison. No. 21, the first of the pri- soners for violation of pro- perty. No. 26 had rubbed the cho- lera patients. No., 29 had rubbed the cho- lera patients in the division for men until the28th June, when, frightened with the death of No. 14, he left off this occupation. Abstract of the Individuals who lived within the walls of the Prison, during the period of Cholera. (A) Officers employed in the prison, with their families. (1) Higher officers, &c. . . 50 (2) Lower officers, &c, . . . 50 Total 100 25 20 . 120 12 . 80 12 45 40 Total 354 Besides these there was a guard of one officer and ninety soldiers, who were changed daily. (B) Prisoners.—(1} Debtors (2) Prisoners of the higher classes (3) For police offences (4) Under age (5) For violation of property (6) For capital crimes . (7) Women (8) In the common hospital of the prison

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