First report of Dr. John Francis Churchill's free stœchiological dispensary, for consumption, and diseases of the lungs, windpipe, nose and throat : with an appendix on croup, diphtheria, and hay-fever / [John Francis Churchill].

  • Churchill, J. Francis (John Francis)
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[1886]
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Credit: First report of Dr. John Francis Churchill's free stœchiological dispensary, for consumption, and diseases of the lungs, windpipe, nose and throat : with an appendix on croup, diphtheria, and hay-fever / [John Francis Churchill]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    free. The only result was that he had an attack of simple Catarrh, which passed off in three or four days. After the tenth day’s treatment he went into the country for a few days. During his visit he had no sneezing, running from the nose, nor Asthma, but he suffered from considerable irritation of the eyelids. The treatment was now especially directed to the relief of this symptom which had always given considerable trouble. At the end of three days he was quite free from irritation, and went again into the country. He again experienced slight irritation but this was unaccompanied by any other indication, and he was not troubled any further for the rest of the season. In a communication this summer, at the time he is usually at his worst; he says that he suffers little or no inconvenience, nothing in fact but what is immediately removed by a douche of the Spirone. LXIV. M. W., a young lady.—Was under treatment for Asthma from which she had suffered from childhood, and for many years she had been troubled with Hay Fever, so that she was obliged to spend a large portion of her time from home. At the time she commenced the treatment for Asthma, the period of the year had not arrived when the attacks of Hay Fever commenced, and during the time she remainded under my care in town she had no symptoms of it, she, however, quite expected the attacks to appear on leaving London for home towards the end of May. After a month’s sojourn in the country she reported that she was keeping free from Asthma, and had not experienced any symptoms of the dreaded Hay Fever. LXV. M. H.—Had suffered from Hay Fever for four years. The attacks came on in the beginning of June and generally continued until nearly the end of September. He had tried several reputed remedies without benefit. The attacks were very severe with great suffusion of the conjunctival mucous membrane and much irritation, beginning with violent sneezing and running from the nose. He was quite incapacitated during the period the attacks lasted, and they entirely prevented him from following his profession of a vocalist, the voice being quite altered in character and much weakened. After the first application of the treatment he had a good deal of sneezing and running from the nose and eyes in the afternoon of the same day, but the attacks did not appear as usual the following morning, and he only had a little irritation of the eyelids. The treatment was steadily followed, and during the three weeks he remained under observation and treatment he had no return of his attacks, although he was daily exposed to the conditions usually certain to produce them, especially living close to a field of new mown hay. It was particularly noticed that his voice steadily and remarkably improved so that at the end of the time mentioned above he was again able to sing in public, and acquit himself so as to call forth considerable approbation. He has continued the treatment and remained perfectly free from the attacks. LXYI. E. M.—He has had Hay Fever the last five seasons, and has usually gone to sea as a remedy. Under these favourable circumstances he was generally a week in getting free from the attacks. If he goes into crowded places or any-