Reports of the practice in the clinical wards of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, during the months of November and December 1817, and January 1818, and May, June, and July 1818 / by Andrew Duncan.

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1818
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Credit: Reports of the practice in the clinical wards of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, during the months of November and December 1817, and January 1818, and May, June, and July 1818 / by Andrew Duncan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N. Name. A. Profession. Cause. Began. Admitted. Crisis. Dism. Days. Event. 64 J. M. 65 J.A. 66 D. O. 67 \. J- 68 \V. C. 69 C 70 D. 71 J. 72 J. 73 O. 74 A. Wright 15 30 20 Shoemaker 14 Upholsterer 29 Corkcutter J. C. R. C. w J. 75 J. W. 17 21 22 23 20 18 24 Baker Labourer Labourer Ostler Joiner Weaver Seaman Heat & fat. W et & exhaus. Unknown Heat & fat. Fatigue Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Contagion Contagion Distress 7 days b. 10 days b. 6 days b. 8 days b. 3 days b. 5 days b. 7 days b. 5 days b. 10 days b. 5 days b. 9 clays b. June 13 June 14 June 16 June 21 June 23 June 30 July 2 July 4 July 9 July 11 July 13 July 13 June 20 June 18 June 26 June 28 July 21 July 14 July 12 July 14 July 25 July 17 JulyS 25 5 11 J. 25 6 Jy. 10 18 Jy. 29 31 JulyS 7 Jy. 27 24 Jy. 16 8 Jy. 15 6 Left Jy.29 17 Cured Died do. Cured do. do. do. do. do. do. do. Cases of Fever in Women in May, June, and July 1818. 7G J. A. 56 Unknown 10 days b. May 7 Jun.l 27 Cured 77 A. H. 27Shoebinder Contagion 8 days b. May 9 May 12 M. 26 17 do. C4. tepid. 65. 66. 67 68 Lav- Hi- Had fever six months before Cephalic, pulmonic. Episp. pect. Vap. aq. tepid. .Mist. muciL Hirud. vi. capit. June 19. Hirud xii. temp. July 6. See case, No. XL Appendix. See case, No. XII. Appendix. Slight Laxatives. Patient confused, and unable to give a distinct account of himself on admission, rud. vL temp. June 23. Lavatio capit. frigid. Convalescence regular. 69. Cephalic. Case of considerable severity, and in some respects anomalous. Without great quickness of pulse ; the temperature of his skin remained long very high, and his mus- cular strength was so little affected, that during the second week of the fever he voluntarily went to walk in the airing ground every second day, and although remarkably listless, and with a hot surface, he was much disposed to be out of bed and dressed. His appetite was also excessive during the existence of the disease. The following is the state of his pulse and heat on each day of the disease. Van, 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 24 25 26 Pulse, 1UO 82 92 92 78 82 80 90 74 80 80 104 74 112 94 100 100 92 90 92 88 Heat, 103 104 104 102$ 101$ 102 101 104 100 100 101 100 101 101 102 103 102 102 He got an emetic on admission. Cucurb. cruent. nucha;. Sxii. July 1. Intolerance of light relieved by Hirud. viii. temp. July 13. On the evening of the 20th day of his fever there was a considerable accession. Pulse rose to 100, and heat to 104, but the headach was relieved by hirud. xii. temp. 70. Cephalic, pulmonic. Bled before admission. Relieved by cupping, July 3d. 71. This man was brought to the hospital from the police prison, where he had been confined for three weeks on bread and water, and where at that time there was no fever. It was a marked case of what might be called low nervous fever, with great depression, hot, but pale skin and squalid appearance. He got speedily well with cold washing and free air, al- most without medicines. 72. Petechial fever, with yellowness of skin. Hirud. xii. July 4. V. S. Sxii. July 10. Purgantia. Case, Appendix, No. IV. 73- Was admitted on the 11th day when the fever was already declining, but the tem- perature of his skin was still 104, and continued as high till a day or two before he left the hospital. The whole treatment consisted in shaving the head, an enema, and tepid pcdiluvium. 74. Is detailed in the Appendix, No. III. as an example of our summer fever. 7'>. Cephalic, great increase of temperature. Lavatio frigida. Hirud. xii. temp. July 5. Pediluv. tepid. V. S. 2x. with great benefit, July 13. Convalescence good. 7'!- Pulmonic. Ten months before, this woman had been long in Infirmary for fever Laxantia. Kmollientia. 77- Gastric Enem. Pulv. ipecac.