On the efficacy of Crotalus horridus in yellow fever : also in malignant, bilious, and remittent fevers : with an account of Humboldt's prophylactic inoculation of the venom of a serpent at Havana, Cuba / by C. Neidhard.

  • Neidhard, C. (Charles), 1809-1895.
Date:
1860
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Credit: On the efficacy of Crotalus horridus in yellow fever : also in malignant, bilious, and remittent fevers : with an account of Humboldt's prophylactic inoculation of the venom of a serpent at Havana, Cuba / by C. Neidhard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and clothing of the deceased sailors were destroyed, the vessel was whitewashed and fumigated in every part with chloride of lime, the bedding of the crew aired, and their clothing washed; she was detained an entire day, and, before being allowed to proceed to Philadel- phia, all on board were separately and minutely exa- mined. All hands were on duty, and apparently free from disease. There was no development of disease of a malignant type in the vicinity where this vessel lay, after the strictest inquiry instituted by the port physician. Nor had any of her sailors and laborers, employed in remov- ing the cargo, been sick. But, when the cargo was out of the vessel, a very offensive smell proceeded from her hold; especially whenever her pumps agitated the bilge- water contained under the planks of the flooring, the stench became intolerable. The first case of suspicious fever was on the 19th of July, the day before which the Mandarin left her position on Lombard-street wharf; a young man, whose stand was at South-street wharf, sickened and died. The next case was that of a captain, whose brig lay at Lombard-street wharf, and who slept on board the brig, and took his meals at the Champion House; he took sick on the 20th. The next case was the son of Mr. Koehler, who lived with his father at the Champion House. The next was the keeper of the Red Bank Ferry House, and his wife, in the same vicinity. Up to July 27, there were seventeen cases, of which eleven died. There were only eight of these cases which exhi- bited black vomit, and they all perished. In the month