Commercial. No. 39 (1883). Further correspondence respecting the cholera epidemic in Egypt : 1883 [In continuation of "Commercial no. 34 (1883)".].

  • Cookson, Charles A.
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1883
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Credit: Commercial. No. 39 (1883). Further correspondence respecting the cholera epidemic in Egypt : 1883 [In continuation of "Commercial no. 34 (1883)".]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Further Correspondence respecting the Cholera Epidemic in Egypt. No. 1. Consul Cookson to Earl Granville.—(Received August 21.) My Lord, ^ Alexandria, August 9, 1883. I HAVE the honour to forward herewith a despatch from Mr. Mieville, inclosing copies of two letters from the Health Officer at Damietta with respect to the deplorable sanitary condition of that town. I have, &c. (Signed) CHAS. A. COOKSON. Inclosure I in No. I. Consul Mieville to Consul Cookson. Sir ’ t uavp ri , . Alexandria, August 9, 1883. 1 HAVE the honour to inclose herewith copies of two letters addressed to the President of the Maritime and Quarantine Sanitary Board by the Health Officer at Damietta, reporting that the cholera has almost entirely disappeared there, but that nevertheless the sanitary condition of the town is still deplorable. Dr. Ferrari s letters are clear and speak for themselves; I confine myself therefore to enumerating briefly the heads of complaint he mentions 1. Carcases have begun to reappear floating in the Nile. ,, c?‘ Governor of Damietta had, up to the 2nd August, taken no steps to execute the Sanitary Inspector s recommendations. 3. Water-melons (good and bad) are sold to the public in quantities. 4. Ihe same points on the banks of the Nile at which water for drinking purposes is drawn are used for washing cholera patients’ clothes and for bathing beasts of burden. o. the sweepings from such of the streets as are swept are thrown into the Nile near the Governor’s residence. The soldiers on guard at the Arab cemetery allow persons to go in and pray over their dead friends, and this on receiving a gratuity varying from 1 d. to 3d. I have, &c. (Signed) W. F. MIEVILLE, British Delegate. Inclosure 2 in No. 1. Dr. Ferrari to Hassan Pasha Mahmoud. rn ATMP i? ,i Damiette, le 2 Aout, 1883. vons - , Excellence aura pu le relever des depeches que j’ai eu l’honneur de r joui nellement, le cholera tend h. disparaitre compl£tement. arrivent dTendroTts ISecMs* C°nState enC°re FeSqUe t0US SUF deS Personnes q™ des nnl!!? f1 k ™al^ie.tend a s’eteindre tout & fait, cela n’est point dA au maintien q esures hygieniques qu’& bout de force nous avons pu o'btenir.