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EVIDENCE OF MAJOR BROOKE, R.E.
79.-Had you fever in 1887?
A. No, sir.
By the Chairman.
80.—Where were you residing in 1887?
A.-At Hazeldean, in Robinson Road.
81.—With regard to the individuals of your household, had they any fever in
1887?
A.-My child had fever which I believe was of a typhoid character; it was not supposed to be malarial, but on that point perhaps the doctor who attended will answer.
82.-Well they had fever?
A.-Yes, my wife and child.
83.--How often and at what dates?
A.-My child was taken ill with fever in June and my wife was taken ill with fever in October.
84.-Were the attacks of the same character?
A.-No. I believe they were quite different in character.
By Dr. Manson.
85.-You mean your daughter's was different from your wife's?
A. Yes.
86.- Your daughter had one attack different from your wife's attack?
A. Yes.
By the Chairman.
87.-Would you mind describing an attack?
A.--I don't know about the child. Dr. MANSON will tell you about the child.
Dr. MANSON.-It was simple continued fever.
The Chairman.-Then there was no periodicity?
Dr. MANSON.-No.
By the Chairman.
88.-With regard to Mrs. BROOKE?
A.-It was an intermittent fever. It began on the 3rd October and lasted to the 17th December; it came on every Thursday roughly speaking.
89.-Then there was periodicity?
A.--Yes.
90. Had she diarrhoea?
A. Yes, she had diarrhoea during the first period of it, but not afterwards.
91.-Was there an eruption.
The witness referred to Dr. CANTLIE, who said there was no eruption.