The history and circumstances of a peculiar outbreak of febrile disease in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Industrial School for Boys, Glasgow, March, 1888 / by James B. Russell ; with note on the clinical aspect of the disease by Samson Gemmell.

  • Russell, James Burn, 1837-1904.
Date:
1888
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Credit: The history and circumstances of a peculiar outbreak of febrile disease in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Industrial School for Boys, Glasgow, March, 1888 / by James B. Russell ; with note on the clinical aspect of the disease by Samson Gemmell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    to be regretted in the second case, in which the illness lasted two days, and there was therefore time for the development of more marked lesions. The examination of the other two bodies was made by Dr. Joseph Coats, Pathologist to the Western Infirmary, on 8th March. The following are his reports :— Dennis M'Guire, aged 11 years; died 7th March, at 8 p.m., after 3 hours of acknowledged illness. Rigor mortis well developed. Arms, lateral aspects of chest and neck present a livid colour, very deep on left ear; very little lividity of lower limbs. Brain shows a certain dryness of the surface, but there is no hyperoemia of membranes and no exudation. The ventricles are not distended and the brain substance is of normal consistence. Heart. The blood in heai*t and body generally is perfectly fluid. The heart itself is normal. Right Lung firmly adherent, and there are some old conden- sations at apex; at root of hmg some enlarged and slightly caseous glands. Left Lung non-adherent and otherwise normal. There is no condensation in either lung. Right Kidney extremely hyper£emic. Left Kidney, similar. The Bladder is greatly distended with urine, fundus reaching above umbilicus. The Liver presents nothing remarkable. The Spleen is considerably enlarged and hypersemic. The Malpighian bodies are remarkably prominent. In the lower part of small intestine there is a distinct, but not very considerable enlargement of solitary follicles and Peyer's Patches. There is no special hypercemia of them. Mesenteric glands are distinctly enlarged and slightly red. No degeneration or sign of tubercular lesion. Bernard M'Kenna, aged 14 years; died at 6.15 a.m. on the 8th, having gone to bed apparently well and been found dying when the boys were being awaked half-an-liour previously. Rigor mortis well developed. Bluish colour over entire posterior aspect of body and on j'ight lateral aspect of trunk and lower limb. There is also a blue mottling over the lateral aspects of trunk and neck. Bi 'ain. Membranes present a moderate degree of injection, but there is no exudation, and the brain in general is normal in appearance. Heart. The blood in heart is partly coagulated; heart normal. Both Lungs are somewhat adherent, but otherwise normal in appearance.