A history of the epidemic fever which prevailed in Bristol during the years 1817, 1818, and 1819 : founded on reports.

  • Prichard, James Cowles, 1786-1848.
Date:
1820
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Credit: A history of the epidemic fever which prevailed in Bristol during the years 1817, 1818, and 1819 : founded on reports. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    No. NAME. Age. Character of the Disease. How many Days ill at Admission. Entry. “iST1 » 71. George Jauneey Cephalic Symptoms Nov. 18 Dec. 27 72. Shadrach Williams — 18 Nov. 21. 73. Thomas Hennesy 38 Pneumonic Sympt. 2 — 23 Dec. 2 74. Nanny Mahony 23 Cephalic Symptoms 2 — 24 — 2 75. Soplua Priory 22 Cephalic Symptoms 2 — 24 26 76. Samuel Marat Simple Fever — 26 2 77. Marian Robinson 19 Cephalic Symptoms 1 — 26 — 5 78. Edward Williams Cephalic Symptoms — 29 March 6. 79. Michael Donavon 30 Simple Fever 4 Dec. 1 — 5 80. William Roberts 45 Simple Fever 7 — 2 — 26 81. Maria Robinson 19 Simple Fever — 9 Feb. 13. 1818. 82. Esther Day Simple Fever — 9 Jan. 21 83. George Gilman Simple Fever — 9 Dec. 27 84. James Donavon 23 Cephalic Symptoms 2 — 11 — 26 85. John Ward 43 Hepatic Symptoms 7 — 11 Dec. 16. 86. Michael Quick 44 Simple Fever — 11 — 16 87. Hannah Chivers — 17 Mar. 1 88. John King — 17 Dec. 26 89. Ellen King — 17 — 26 90. Sarah Swash — 17 — 27 91. Thomas Price Moribund — 22 Dec. 23. 92. Joseph Hawk Cephalic Symptoms 7 — 24 Dec. 4. 93. Simon Foster Simple Fever — 27 Feb. 20 94. Mary Sinnah — 27 Jan. 4. 95. John Cullen — 29 Jan. 21 71. A lunatic ; still in confinement. 72. A man who was found in a cart, locked up in a stable, in a state of insen- sibility, covered with petechim, and with both legs in a state of gangrene. In this condition he was discovered and brought to the hospital. It appeared in evidence before the coroner, that the watchman observed the man to be ill, and scarcely able to crawl, and, it being late at night, put him into a stable, and covered him with hay and straw, and forgot afterward to go and take him to the hospital. He had lain there several days. 76. Recently from confinement in Exeter jail. 77. An inmate of the house, who occasionally assisted the nurse of the fever ward. 78. A lunatic, previously in the honse. 80. Was brought in in a state of exhaustion. 81. Is the same person as No. 77, the assistant nurse of the fever ward. 82. Was appointed to supply the place of No. 81, but was attacked the same day. 85. Recently arrived from Blackfriar’s prison; while he was there, a black man was stated to have died of fever. Several who came about this time trom London attributed their infection to having been placed in this prison. A letter w as written to the Lord Mayor on the subject, but it appeared that there was no fever in the prison. 91. Was brought iu moribund from the streets. C 2