Observations on typhus / Abridged from an essay submitted to the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1840.

  • Anderson, Andrew, 1818-1870.
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[1840]
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Credit: Observations on typhus / Abridged from an essay submitted to the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1840. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    33 Townhead 17 Dempster Street and neighbourhood. 21 Duke Street and vicinity. 116 High Street, its offsets, and Salt- market. 82 Wynds, Stockwell, and King Street. 72 Gallowgate and vicinily. 72 Anderston. 6 Finnieston. 24 Cowcaddens. 15 Port-Dundas. 20 Woodside. 150 Calton. 19 Mile-end. 4 Dalmarnock. 15 Camlachie. 8 Ingrain Street and vicinity. 21 Trongate and Argyll Street. 45 Bridgegate. 20 Clyde Street and Broomielaw. 6 West End. 441 32 Bridgend. 59 Bridgeton. 5 Rutherglen Loan. 43 Gorbals. 13 Hutchesontown. 6 Laurieston. 47 Tradeston. 10 Port-Eglinton. 540 Royal Infirmary, - - 9 At Sea, - - 8 Barracks, - 5 Travelling, - - 2 Town’s Hospital, - 1 — 10 15 Villages and Towns to the North, 12 Do. do. South, 15 Do. do. East, - 35 Do. do. West, 32 94 •Very nearly then, inhabited the Suburbs, exactly l-10th the Town proper, and nearly 1-11th Villages and Towns around Glasgow, some being at a considerable distance. Within the Town, the centres of disease will be seen to be the localities which are most densely peopled, and where the greatest misery is known to exist. In connection with the question of residence, the duration of the stay in Glasgow, previous to seizure, is a question of some interest. Of 828 cases, of both sexes, 90 did not reside in Glasgow. 610 had lived in Glasgow for above a year. 128 had lived in Glasgow for a year, or less;—of this number, 3 had been only a week in Town. 4 from a week to a fortnight. 13 from a fortnight to a month. 48 from one to three months. 29 from three to six months. 31 from six months to a year. Hence it would seem, that recent immigration to Town has some influ¬ ence in rendering persons obnoxious to contagion or the other causes of fever, or we should not find that of the 738 residing in Glasgow when attacked, 128 (or above \) had been inhabitants of the City for less than thirteen months; and this would seem to support the opinion, that from the disease occurring once only in a lifetime, the liability of the inhabitants of any one place to be affected, is, after a certain time, worn out; so that the fuel for the maintenance of the disease must be in part supplied from without. > Lastly, the question of Contagion falls to be considered; and we may divide the cases of fever into those which had the eruption, those