An historical dissertation on a particular species of gangrenous sore throat, which reigned the last year amongst young children at Paris / Translated from the French of Dr. Chomel printed at Paris ... 1749. By N. Torriano ... To which are added some corroborative cases, and other medicinal tracts, by the translator.

  • Chomel, Jean-Baptiste-Louis, 1709-1765.
Date:
1753
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Credit: An historical dissertation on a particular species of gangrenous sore throat, which reigned the last year amongst young children at Paris / Translated from the French of Dr. Chomel printed at Paris ... 1749. By N. Torriano ... To which are added some corroborative cases, and other medicinal tracts, by the translator. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Seventh Day. I found her more fcnh- blc, and free from the Pains in her Head, Back, and Bones : Her Pulfe pretty low, her Flelh cooler, and Ihe feemed to me better in all Refpeas: She had had, in that Day and Night, five Stools in all : I ordered her Rice Gruel inftead of Barley Water, and alfo gave her Leave to eat feme boiled Rice. Then I ordered the follow¬ ing Medicine. Al^nth. pipeyit. ^viij. Epidem. ^ij, QonfCard, 3ij. C. C. 31s. Syf'<, Caryoph,^ 3ij, plat mi pi turn cujus capiat, Coch, ihj, fepita qudqut hor$. Br. Jq. Cinn. ten gvi. Confer. Fraeaft 3iij. Syr, Nuch Mofchat, 3i. Capiat, Coch, iij. pro re natd. She had no Stools that Night, flept the Forepart of it, but was reftlefs all the other Part, yet pretty fenfible. Friday Morning, the Eighth. Found her fenfible, but rather warmer than the Night before. • At Noon. She had had fome Sleep, and was feemingly better. Evening. Her Cough troublefome, complain’d of a Pain under her left Brealf : The Water fhe had made appeared with a Ooudinefs,