A treatise on the physical and medical treatment of children / By William P. Dewees.

  • Dewees, William P. (William Potts), 1768-1841.
Date:
1832
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Credit: A treatise on the physical and medical treatment of children / By William P. Dewees. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Scarlatina, treatment of simple form of other forms sequelae of the disease Scurfiness of the head symptoms owing1 oftentimes to neglect - - treatment -------- comb should not be used T. Time of life best suited for marriage - Temper, evils to pregnant women from indulgence of - Treatment of the nipples - Temperature, of--------- proper in a nursery ; children at an early age not to be exposed to great changes ------- danger of attempting to “ harden ” children - Teething ---------- general observations on the appearance of the teeth - § 1. Phenomena of dentition ------ signs of teeth about to pierce the gums - symptoms are not constant - the process of cutting teeth not mechanical observations on use of the coral, &c. - - - - nature and shape of coral of importance § 2. Second dentition ------- phenomena of this process - - - - parents too often neglect their children’s mouths at this period --------- changes that take place in the person at this period - first set of teeth not displaced mechanically by the second reasons why the teeth are shed - order in which second set appear - See Dentition Tongue-tie - - arises from two causes ------ 1. Adventitious tying of the tongue - mode of remedying ------ 2. Original conformation of the fraenum rendering the tongue too short danger attendant on dividing fraenum - Tongue, of swallowing and haemorrhage - Dr. Underwood’s account of it - Petit’s mode of remedying haemorrhage to any extent, ought never to take place in dividing the fraenum plan proposed in case of haemorrhage - V. Ventilation of nursery, importance of - Ulceration of the mouth symptoms - of easy cure if taken early treatment arising from cutting teeth Dr. Underwood’s opinion Urine, incontinence of most frequently a disease of habit Par. Page. 1687 502 1691 ,504 1693 504 529 1789 529 1790 530 1792 530 1796 530 25 25 76 41 53 137 394 117 450 137 452 137 201 654 202 204 668 204 674 206 675 206 678 206 681 207 208 684 208 685 208 686 209 690 210 691 210 693 210 345 1143 345 345 1147 346 346 1149 347 347 1150 347 1151 347 1154 348 1156 349 391 117 319 1037 319 1039 319 1039 319 1040 320 1041 320 365 1218 365