Annual report of cases admitted into the medical wards of St. George's Hospital, during the year ending Dec. 31st, 1853 / by Dr. Barclay.

  • Barclay, Dr.
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[1853]
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Credit: Annual report of cases admitted into the medical wards of St. George's Hospital, during the year ending Dec. 31st, 1853 / by Dr. Barclay. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Cases admitted during the year 1853, Admitted during three years. Nature of Disease. Admitted. Died. if n l-l s Pk'S Complicated with other diseases. Deaths among comph- cated cases. Admissions, • Per centage of mortality. Fevers: Continued fever 108 16 13-88 26 81 374 12-04 Infiuenza 10 1 21 Asiatic cholera 1 12 100-0 1 1000 Eruptive fevers: Measles 6 1 8 Scarlatina 6 2 40-0 2 23 29 17-3 Varioloid 4 1* 10 Erysipelas 18 4 22-2 6« 4« 64 17-2 Intermittent fevers: Quotidian 4 2 . • • 13 Tertian 7 ■ i • 20 Quartan 1 - t • - 6 Irregular 1 • • 4 ,,, ... ... 4 Eheumatism: Acute 62 3 6-77 16 37 165 3-64 Subacute and slight 88 ... n.. 21 301 Chronic 139 1 ? 28 1 8 411 Gout, including rheumatic gout .... 28 1 ? 4 19 69 Polsoniug: Irritant 2 2 10 100-0 1 1 8 25-0 Narcotic 2 • •. 6 16-6 SyphiUtic and gonorrhoeal 9 ,,, ... 8 ... 29 Colica pictonum 8 ... 7 ... 25 Entozoa: Intestinal worms 3 . .. .(* ... 17 ... Echinococcus hominis Dropsy: Anasarca ... ... ... ... ... 2 100-0 100 39 39-0 100 ?ii 39? 297 33-3 Ascites 22 9 40-9 1812 9 52 63-8 Of the fatal cases, 1 was complicated with disease,of heart. 1 1 1 n » 2 II II 1 II II 1 II II * Fatal in about five hours. phthisis, disease of liver, haemorrhage from bowels, peritonitis, pleurisy, pneumonia. s Of the fatal cases, 1 was complicated with pyaemia, 1 „ „ scrofula. * One case of varioloid eruption commenced in the hospital. Mode of introduction not known. ® Three cases of erysipelas commenced in the hospital, ® Of the fatal cases, 3 were complicated mth disease of kidneys and dropsy. 1 „ „ phthisis. 7 All the fatal cases suffered from pericarditis, 1 also complicated with endocarditis. 1 ” ” Sisease^of liver and subsequent ascites. 8 The only death resulted from albuminuria and dropsy. 9 The only death resulted from albumuiuria and dropsy. 10 The fatal cases were, 1 of poisoning with sulphuric acid. 1 „ „ caustic alkali, which was followed by ulceration of stomach. 11 In 90 of these cases, organic disease of the kidneys, heart, or imigs was present. In the remaining 10, of which 2 proved fatal, the dropsy was dependent merely on anaimia and exhaustion. 11 In 16, disease of the liver or peritoneum was clearly made out os the cause of the ascites. In the remaining cases (none fatal), its cause was not determined.