A report on the microscopic objects found in cholera evacuations / by Timothy Richards Lewis.
- Timothy Richards Lewis
- Date:
- 1870
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A report on the microscopic objects found in cholera evacuations / by Timothy Richards Lewis. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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![7^1 of sandstone. fonns the foimdation of tlio ol,lior. Tlio, rock itsolf is a sand- stone; splits to any extent, and very easily woi-ked wlieii \v(.'t, but excessively hard when dry. It is ])orous to the extent of one-third of its bulk, consequently able to retain a great amount of any sewage that may be thrown upon it. The heat on this rock is very great; it is much com- plained of, especially as it continues Temperature. . i j.i i i • i i. i durmg nearly the whole night, be- cause by the time that it begins to cool, the rays of the sun are directed towards it again. The samples of soil obtained consisted entirely of rul)- bish; there does not seem to be an inch in the place undisturbed by mtxn until the bare rock is attained. No original soil. Tadle sJmving relative porosity and organic matter in the soil. Soil from Depth. Amountof air in 100 parls of soil by measure. Permanga n a t e solution re- quired to give a pcnnancnt liiittoloz.soil, lOozs. water requiring 4 de- cerns of same solution. (22ei2.) No. 4 BaiTact, occupied by E. A. ... 3 -100 6 decerns Ditto ditto 0 40-6 9 „ ■ No. 9 Barrack, occupied by 103rd ... 3 00- 0 » No. 2 Barrack, ditto 3 5 „ No. 4 Barrack, occupied by E. A. (Yellow clay) 3 45- 4 „ (SZacfc.) No. 2 Barrack, occupied by E. A. ... 3 34- n .1 Ditto ditto 0 38- 4 No. 6 Barrack, occupied by Md. Qrs., E. A. 33- 0 The epidemic at preceded by rain. MEERUT. Cholera visited this station in September and tlie beginning of October, having been pre- Mcerut ^^^i^^ ^ ^^^^^ fj^^j ^^^^^ ;Nine- teen cases occurred, with fourteen deaths, among the European soldiers, whilst about a hundred cases occurred among the natives of the bazaar. The canton- ment is situated on a large plain, with scarcely any fjill, conse- quently not admitting of good natural drainage. There is a deep ravine separating the European and the Native lines, on either side of which for a short distance good clay is found ; otherwise it is rather Nature of soil. ^^,^^^^1^ cvciTwhorc, quicksand being frequently met with in digging the foundation of a building.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24749515_0144.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
