66 Literary and Philosophical Society. 



* The following are the results of his treatment at 

 Lancaster and Backbarrow : — Lancaster, 500 cases, 34 

 deaths ; Backbarrow, 180 cases, 7 deaths. Taking the 

 cases at both places, there were — 



Men, 206, of whom 25 died, rather less than i in 8 

 Women, 235, „ 13 „ „ .„ i in 19 



Children, 225, „ 3 ,, ,, ,, i in 80 



Of these three cases of children two were doubtful. 



* You will find on reference to an article by Dr. Gairdner, 

 in the present number of *' Braithwaite's Retrospect," that 

 9 per cent, deaths is much better than the average rate in 

 London hospitals. 



'About the same time he says — " A contagious fever 

 prevailed in so great a degree at Radclifife, in this county, 

 and in the cotton-mills there, as to become the object of the 

 attention of some very respectable gentlemen in their 

 capacity as magistrates. As these mills or factories are 

 now becoming numerous in the county, and individually 

 employ great numbers of persons, any circumstances which 

 may materially affect the health of those who are concerned 

 in them are certainly matters of public concern." 



* Every praise therefore is due to the magistrates, who, 

 in consequence of the representations that were made to 

 them, have taken such rational and effectual methods to 

 prevent the production and propagation of these diseases, 

 by procuring several gentlemen of eminence of the faculty 

 from Manchester (Drs. Percival, Cowling, Eason, and 

 Chorley) to inspect the places where the sickness was most 

 frequent, and who have, at their request, arranged such 

 directions as, if duly observed, cannot but be productive of 

 the best effects, not only in the particular place for which 

 they were originally drawn up, and in similar manufactories, 



