Substance of the investigations regarding cholera asphyxia : with cases and dissections / communicated by Prof. Delpech, and Dr. Coste of Montpelier, and Dr. Lowenhayn of Moscow, during their residence in this country. To which are added, observations on the disease in Edinburgh, and the neighbouring districts.

  • Lizars, John, 1787?-1860
Date:
1832
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Credit: Substance of the investigations regarding cholera asphyxia : with cases and dissections / communicated by Prof. Delpech, and Dr. Coste of Montpelier, and Dr. Lowenhayn of Moscow, during their residence in this country. To which are added, observations on the disease in Edinburgh, and the neighbouring districts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    hours, and to continue the effervescent draughts. To be allowed hot tea and toast, or hot panada. Friday, ] 7th. — 8, a. m. — Has slept some. Stools are natural. There is slight febrile reaction ; hej^skia is hot and dry; pulse, quick and small, and tongue red. ' To continue the effervescent draughts, to have farinaceous diet, and to be sponged with hot water and vinegar three times a-day. To omit the calomel pills. Saturday, 18^. — Continues to improve. Complains of the mercury having affected her gums. From this day she continued to progress, and got out of bed on Tuesday, the 22d February. In the room where this woman resided, there was a large old bedstead without curtains ; a chaff mattress having many holes ; a piece of dirty blanket, on which she lay, and a piece of old dirty carpet, which barely covered her. She had on a chemise, but had no stockings to put on, or any other apparel. There was a miserable fire-place, and no coals. In this room, there lived her husband, another woman, and two children, all of whom slept either in her bed, or on chests close to it. On the same flat, or floor, there are five families, some of whom, after their fears were removed, assisted us in our operations ; but not one has been affected with the disease. On the evening of Tuesday, the I4th, the day previous to y/jrs p)-,’s attack, two women, from another quarter of the city, were drinking brandy with her, to alleviate the griping pains of their bowels. The sister of J-S-, who was present, stated, that J-S-had been complaining of griping and purging for some days before, and that she had been confined to bed for two days of the week preceding. This woman, J-S-, died of cholera, on Thursday, the 16th February. The other woman, F-, had been attending one of the Dispensaries for some days previously, labouring under diarrhoea ; was complaining of griping pains in her bowels on Tuesday, the 14th February ; and had both vomiting and purging on the day preceding, which she attributed to worms. This woman died of a modified species of cholera, on the 26th February. The foregoing account was taken from Mrs D-, and the sister of J- S-, in presence of one of my pupils and myself. THE END. EDINBURGH: Printed by Andrew Shortkeed, Thistle Lane.