| Description Of Item | Addressed to Dr Moir. He presents to Viscount Melbourne, Secretary of State for the Home Department the enclosed documents stating that all the physicians and surgeons of Newcastle agree with him. The attached letter is to the Lords of the Privy Council via Joseph Hume MP and relates to diarrhoea being the first symptom of cholera and the need to chart all cases of diarrhoea nationally. The enclosed testimonials are from 22 doctors and surgeons testifying that diarrhoea precedes cholera asphyxia. |