Full Transcript- source 2 These are the minutes of a meeting of the Board of Health held on 13 January 1832. It includes a report of the numbers of cases of cholera in Sunderland, Newcastle and Gateshead. (Catalogue ref: PC 1/105) Friday the 13th January 1832 Present Honourable E. Stewart Lieutenant-Colonel Marshall D Barry Sir W. Pym D Russell Major Macdonald W. Maclean (Secretary) Received the following reports of cholera casescript 11th January Sunderland Newcastle Gateshead Remained at last report 1 90 36 New cases   20 1 Dead   7 1 Recovered   16 8 Remain 1 87 28 Total Cases 533 659 367 Total Deaths 201 204 124 10th January NORTH SHIELDS Tynemouth Ploughlow le Spring and vicinity Haddington and vicinity Remained at last report 12 24 7 New cases 2 13   Dead 1     Recovered   7 3 Remain 13 20 4 Total Cases 49 95 43 Total Deaths 20 32 16 Read letter from the Secretary of the Board of Health at Gateshead dated 11th January Enclosing