Practical observations on cholera / by Henry George.

Date:
1834
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Credit: Practical observations on cholera / by Henry George. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    history, on which I feel somewhat disposed to dwell. Has this formidable disease pre- sented any phenomena hitherto unob- served ? if not, ought we to pass “ un- heeded by ” the observations and experi- ence of those of our early predecessors, w ho have justly earned the recompence due to talent and integrity; confidence and re- spect > That the present epidemic closely resembles that which prevailed two cen- turies ago in our own island, and about the same time was committing its devastations on the continent of Europe, the evidence of Drs. Sydenham and Etmuller would lead us to believe. The former physician observes, “ This disease was more epidemic in the year 1669, than I ever remember to have known it in any other : It is easily known by the following signs : immoderate vomit- ing, and a discharge of vitiated humours by stool, with great, difficulty and pain ; vio- lent pain and distention of the abdomen