Medical and sanitary report / Government of the Gold Coast.

  • Gold Coast. Medical Department.
Date:
[1912]
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Credit: Medical and sanitary report / Government of the Gold Coast. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( «» ) 1912. He complained of severe headache, thirst, loss of appetite and weakness. The temperature was found to be above normal and he was sent into the ward for observation. The accompanying chart shews the course of the fever. Month “ The illness had begun two days previously. He felt out of sorts, “ had fever,” and suffered from headache. No other symptoms could be elicited. There were no body-pains ; there had been no shivering, the bowels were neither constipated nor loose, he noticed nothing unusual in the urine and there was no cough. On examination there was some yellowness of the ocular conjunctive, but not in the palpebral, and no yellow tinge was detected in the oral mucous- membrane. The tongue had a thin white fur. The heart-sounds were pure, the lungs were apparently normal and liver and spleen were not appreciably enlarged. The urine was rather dark amber in colour and was free from albumen. The blood was examined. No parasites were seen and no malarial pigment was observed. The differential leucocyte count was :— Polymorphonuclears Lymphocytes ... Large Mononuclears Transitional cells 71 *2 per cent. 11*6 120 5-2 “ He received mist, alba $ ii on the night of admission to Hospital and this was the only medicinal treatment he had during his stay. “ The diet consisted of milk and soda for the first two days. Thereafter he had tea, beef-tea and bread until 22nd June, when he went on to ordinary diet. “ The urine was not again examined until 15th June, when a distinct haze of albumen was found, by the heat test. The albuminuria had disappeared by 17th June. - 42° 41° 40° - 39° 38° 37® - 36° - 35® Temperature (Centigrade j