aerial waves, subsoil water, and the like which may suit vague generalities founded on statistical data of them to

a

not very certain

apply

their

kind,

but would ask

investigations

to the special

conditions under which these

patients have been and more an to placed, enquiry into the especially food, milk, butter, and water-supply which was used previous to the outbreak, and not much to that

supply

placed

every

in this

part

often

run a

stools

or

after the alarm of the outbreak

one on

seen

contamination, comma

bacillus

the lice and wet flour: the

said

as

Our

before it is sold to

such

afterwards found the on

guard.

experience

risk of contamination with cholera

washings

We have

his

of India is that the flour and rice

to the

watering

purchasers. and have

flourishing

same can

also be

and contamination of the

and it is needless to refer to the many in India by which the water-supply may ways be polluted. A thorough enquiry is urgently demanded, and we trust that neither pains nor

milk,

time will be of this

CHOLERA IN THE JEEJEEBHOY HOSPITAL, BOMBAY The 60 deaths from cholera which to

have

Hospital tional

recently

occurred in

reported Jeejeebhoy

are

the

terrible illustration of the excepwhich requires to be taken in the

are a

care

sanitary administration of hospitals in India. Nothing definite can be said as to the particular cause

of the outbreak until the

committee of doctors its

cause

is

issued;

appointed

report

to

of the

enquire into already

but from the accounts

it appears that the sanitary condition of the hospital was not in a satisfactory state. We hope that the enquiry will be a very search-

published,

in^ ?

one,

and that

no

stone will be left unturned

ascertain the actual cause of the outbreak. We would warn the medical men engaged in the enquiry not to be led away by theories regarding to

spared catastrophy.

to clear up the true cause