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[152]
gastro-enteritic irritation; death was not preceded by delirium, convulsions, or loss of mental perception. This man was brought into Victoria from Stanley. He had suffered previously from repeated attacks of fever. His early habits were very intemperate, and he was feeble and emaciated. The record shows a strong healthy young man, temperate habits. He...
KVAL 2, brought from Merden to the same station with the former. His disease ran through precisely the same stages, all of longer duration, and his death was preceded by the same exemption from cerebral disease. The third case was a young man of the most robust frame, active intellect, and temperate habits. His illness commenced with marked symptoms of inflammation of the membranes of the brain. He had been casually exposed. The active symptoms were subdued, but [153] his disease assumed the character of typhus fever; there were no periodical exacerbations, and symptoms of stupor, intellectual dullness, and low delirium preceded his death. His disease was of four or seven days duration. The case was in all respects similar to the last, except that it terminated more rapidly.
The fifth death occurred at Aberdeen. This case resembled, in its attack and progress, the two first cases alluded to. The subject of it had suffered repeatedly from fever, had practised intemperance, and was feeble and attenuated in his body.
1st of August presents the fearful aggregate of nineteen deaths. Of these there were nine Europeans, four Chinamen, and six Indians. There was a case of typhus fever, resembling the third case detailed in July. The subject of it was...
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C.O/133
[152]
gastro-enteritic irritation; death was not : preceded by delirium, convulsions, or loss of -mental perception. This
dnan' ivas
brought
into Victoria from Stanley . He had suffered - previously from repeated attacks of fever -
His carlys habits were
Mis early
and. he
cadi ivai
wed
very
intemperate,
juble and emaciated. The record
of a strong healthy young man,
temperate habits. He.
KVAL
2, of brought from Merden
ca tè.
to the same station with the former
His discasio ran
through precisely the same
-stages, all of longer duration, and his death,
toas
• preceded by
the
same exemption from
cerebral disease. The third case was
young
man
sofa.
of the most robust frame, active- intelicet», and temperate, habits. His illness commenced, with, marked, symptoms of inflammation of the membranes of the brain He had been casually exposed.
casually exposed to the
The active symptoms were
dun.
subdued, but
[153]
his disease assumed
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assumed the character of typhus fever : there were no periodical exacerbations, and symptoms of stupor, intellectual dullness, and low delirium preceded his death. His
distate was
fourthe
of
"seven days duration. The case was in all respects similar to the
last, except that it terminated more
rapidly.
The fifth death occurred at Aberdeen. This casd resembled, in its attack and progress, the two first
subject of it had suffered repeatedly from fever,
caser alluded to.
The
had practised__ intemperance, and was and attenuated in his body.
1 feeble
The mouth of August presents
the fearful aggregate of minetion deaths. Of these there were nine- Europeans,
and
four Chinamen. There death- from disease, and this
wad
six. Indian's,
only
was a case
of
typhus fever, resembling the third card detailed in July. The subject of it was
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