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14.77 per cent, being an increase over 1847, when it was 11.02 per cent, and less than in 1846, when it amounted to 21.14 per cent.
The mortality from certain of the truncated diseases appears excessive, especially of pneumonia, and acute dysentery. Intermittent fever has been by far the most prevalent disease during the year, for many patients have been attacked with it whilst under treatment for other diseases, besides the comparatively large number of cases admitted directly under this head. In the month of August, particularly, in one of the wards, exposed to the south-west wind blowing opposite the hospital, every case did well, and no death occurred at the time in that ward, that being the only one so exposed.
My friend Dr. Peter Young favoured me with the following statement of his views and experience of disease prevailing during the past year. Remittent and intermittent fevers have generally been mild and amenable to treatment. Those cases which terminated fatally lost their remittent type, and passed into a continued, and typhoid, character. Dysentery has presented itself to me in the acute form ascribed to it by writers on Eastern diseases; and those cases which have fallen under my care during the past year, the patient, during the early afternoon, was seized with ague, and had repeated attacks, notwithstanding the use of Quinine, until removed into another ward not similarly exposed. After removal they quickly got better.
During the year, I have had cases which, I believe, have had their origin in functional disorder of the liver. During the year, I noticed a case of fever at all resembling the epidemic which prevailed in 1843.
My friend Dr. Balfour writes,
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14.77 per cent, being
[170]
that
an increase over.
of
1847, when it was 11.02 per cent, and less than
in 1846, when it amounted to 21.14 per cent.
+
mortality from
dorne
of the
tru cated
diseases appears excessive, expecially. of pneumonia, and acute dysentery:
Intermittent, fever has bun by far
the most prevalent dinase during the year, for many patients have been attacked with it whilst under treatment for other diseases, becides the comparatively large
admitted dire
diretty,
number of
cads.
under this head. In the
month of August, particularly, in one of the wards, exposed to the south-west wind, blowing
- gap opposite. the hospital, every
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well, and no cate occurred at the time in
other ward, that being the only
88
any
one so exposed."
My friend Dr. Peter Young favoues
the
me with the following statement of his views and experience of disease prevailing during past year?
have generally
Remittent and intermittent.
fevers
been mild and amenable to
treatment. Those cases which terminated_
fatally,
lost, their remittent type, and passed
never
into a continued, and ty
typhoid, character. Dysentery has the acute form ascribed to it by
writers on
presented itself to
Eastern
me in.
this disease; and those cases which
have fallen past year,
down the
patient, during
the
Lamy, afternoon,
was
seized
with age,
the
of Quinine, until
suct with
the
and had repeated attacks,
notwithstanding
removed into another ward not, similarly
exposed. After removal they quickly got
auder
arotice
!
the
my
during have had their origin in functional
diender of the liver. During the year, I neoce
a cale)
of fever at all resembling
epidemie which- prevailed.
in 1843.
My friend Dr. Balfour writes,
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