Clinical observations on the use of opium in low fevers, and in the synochus; illustrated by cases. With some previous remarks on the epidemic fever, which prevailed in 1785 at Oxford, and in the neighbouring counties. In a letter to John Badeley, physician at Chelmsford, Essex / by Martin Wall.

  • Wall, Martin, 1747-1824
Date:
1786
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Credit: Clinical observations on the use of opium in low fevers, and in the synochus; illustrated by cases. With some previous remarks on the epidemic fever, which prevailed in 1785 at Oxford, and in the neighbouring counties. In a letter to John Badeley, physician at Chelmsford, Essex / by Martin Wall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    niftered. I directed the fame plan to be pur- fued; and the next morning, If fhe fhould be equally free from fever, ordered the Bark to be adminiftered largely. But our hopes were fruftrated by the negligence of her at¬ tendants and her incommodious fituation. In the evening, while fhe was in a profufe per¬ foration, and a little reftlefs from the heat, fhe threw off the cloths; and the door of the room clofe to the bed being left open, a ftream of cold air flowed down the ftaircafe from the roof of the houfe, diredtly upon her. She was feized with a rigor, to which immediately fucceeded a degree of dejedtion and debility, which no cordials could re¬ move. Indeed, by the time I was able to fee her, no medicines could be adminiftered, and fhe died early the next morning. To thefe inftances of an unfavourable event, where opium was employed, I could add other cafes, wherein I have given it without any decided effedt, if 1 had not already drawn out my letter to a very unexpedled length. I have employed it feveral times in angina maligna, in confequence of thefuccefs related in the account of cafe XIV, but I have not been able to draw a pofitive inference con¬ cerning