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Sat 30 Sept
THE CHOLERA
This disease, we are sorry to say, has not quite left us, although the number of
severe cases is much less than in the previous week. The last week’s report shows that
Mr. Weight, the District Medical Officer has had, under his care five cases of cholera,
three of which recovered. One is, under treatment, the patient although 84 years of age
is going on favourably, and one case terminated fatally. Diarrhoea is prevalent, and
some severe cases have been under treatment, still of 88 cases received last week 53
are recovered. A committee of the Guardians, with their Clerk met daily, to receive
reports from the inspector of nuisances, and house to house visitations have been
made, and arrangements entered into to supply immediate medical attendance and
medicines gratuitously at any hour on application. A subscription for the purpose of
supplying efficient nurses where requisite, has been most successfully raised, in fact,
the authorities have used every exertion, in their power, to check the progress of
disease and render assistance where requisite, and we are thankful to say with the best
results, the number of fresh cases rapidly lessening.

TURNPIKE TOLLS TO LET—WINDSOR FOREST TURNPIKE
Notice is hereby given, that the TOLLS arising at the several Gates upon the
Windsor Forest Turnpike Road, called or known by the names of the Loddon Bridge
Gate, Coppid Beech Lane Gate, and Blacknest Gate, will be LET BY AUCTION to
the best bidder, at the house of William Churchman, the ROSE INN, at
WOKINGHAM, in Berks, on WEDNESDAY, the eleventh day of October next
between the hours of Twelve and Two in the afternoon, in the manner directed by the
Act passed in the third year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth,
“For Regulating Turnpike Roads,” which Tolls produced the last year the sum of six
hundred pounds above the expenses of collecting them, and will be put up at that sum
as the Trustees of the said Turnpike Road then present must agree upon, the said tolls
having been this day, pursuant to due notice, put up at the said sum, and there
appearing no bidder for the same..
Whoever happens to be the best bidder, must at the same time pay one month in
advance (if required) of the rent at which such Tolls may be let, and give security with
sufficient sureties, to the satisfaction of the Trustees of the said Turnpike Road, for
the payment of the rest of the money monthly, or in such other proportions as the said
Trustees may then and there direct.
John L. Roberts,
Clerk to the Trustees of the said Turnpike Road’
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Wokingham, 18 September, 1854

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Sat 7 Oct
It is with much satisfaction we are enabled to state that the severe visitation of
disease with which this town has been attacked, may now, we sincerely trust, be said
to have passed away. There has been no fresh case of cholera since the later part of
last week, and the number of cases of diarrhoea is fast diminishing, whilst those under
treatment are progressing favourably to convalesce. We feel bound, however, to
notice the praiseworthy and prompt exertions of the authorities, which, under
Providence, we believe, has done very much to check the further progress of the
disease, and restore our town to its usual healthy condition. The medical attention
bestowed has been unremitting, in fact, everything has been done that the most careful

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