Daily National Intelligencer

HEALTH OF BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, OCT. 4.

We are of opinion that the restriction of cases and deaths from the epidemic on Fell's Point, is owing chiefly, if not entirely, to the very small number of inhabitants who have not been infected, and to the mildness of the weather, furnishing less exciting causes of disease, and contributing to the recovery of the sick.

HENRY JOHNSON,
T. L. MURPHY,
W. H. CLENDENIN,
A. CLENDENIN,
NATH'L. POTTER,
JNO. OWEN.

To the Board of Health

The number of interments reported on Tuesday morning, for the preceding 24 hours, of persons dying of the prevailing fever, was ten.

DISTRICT MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY.

At a meeting held on Monday the 4th inst. the following report was received:

The standing committee appointed by the District Society, to investigate the state of the health of the city, Report—

That no favorable change has taken place in the character of the desolating malady at Fell's Point. Its population is greatly diminished, and of course the number of sick persons is reduced, yet the proportion of the infected and the healthy continues to be nearly the same.

Among those who have there fallen victims to the invisible enemy, it becomes our mournful duty to record the name of one of our own members. If bravery amid danger, and attention to the calls of humanity, while death was the threatened forfeit, demand the gratitude of a public body, ours should be rendered to the memory of Dr. John O'CONNOR.

Four cases of fever, characterized by symptoms of malignity, have been reported to the Board of Health during the past week, as having originated west of Jones' Falls. One of these cases occurred in Guilford alley; another on McElderry's wharf; and the two others in the neighborhood of Smith's wharf. From a knowledge of the facts that the health of the greater part of our population continues unaffected—that so few cases of malignant disease have occurred west of the falls—and that the season is far advanced, a hope may be entertained that the fever will not become general in this portion of the city.

The committee cannot refrain from expressing their surprize that several of their fellow-citizens have been so incautious as again to venture into those parts of the city which have been known to be infected, being taught by past experience that the causes of autumnal epidemics never entirely cease to produce their effects until the approach of hard frost.

They state, with much satisfaction, that the reports which have heretofore been published by the society, have had a beneficial tendency at home and abroad. The alarming accounts, freely circulated through the country, with regard to the western section of the city, have been induced to return to their homes,

ENNALS MARTIN
JAMES PAGE,
P. MACAULAY
EZRA GILLINGHAM.
JOHN B. CALDWELL

The above report was adopted, and ordered to be printed.

ASHTON ALEXANDER, Pres't.
JOHN B. CALDWELL, Sec'y.