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The opinion that, although the fever of last summer was probably endemic, it was not peculiar to this place. In illustration of this opinion, a case given by Dr. Gordon is placed in juxtaposition with a case recorded by Mr. Shields, which occurred in Batavia, in the mouth of August 1888, together with that gentleman's remarks.
"Never was there a disease so deceitful as this fever... I have frequently instances where every symptom was changing for the favourable, so that I could have almost pronounced my patient out of danger; when, suddenly, and without warning either to the medical attendant or the patient - he himself, although often visited, and apparently much improved, both in feeling and appearance, a few hours, or half an hour previous - would be seized with restlessness, black vomiting, delirium, and convulsions, which would hurry him out of existence!"
"The fever was of a very malignant character, **** the symptoms were so insidious that I could have pronounced the patient out of danger; when, all at once, he would be strongly convulsed, his skin intensely hot and dry, the surface assuming a livid hue; thus the scene would close. Colour-sergeant Staley, a stout and healthy young man, was admitted on the morning of the 17th of June, in the cold stage of intermittent fever, and in about ... hoves had ... Lago, ... both of ...
On the seventh day of his illness he took a change for the better; everything was promising. The morning before he died he expressed himself greatly relieved; and called for some mutton broth and ... This was the case with Mr. Broughton, purser of the Daedalus, who died of the Batavian endemic at Edam hospital."
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opinion that, although the fever of last summer. probably endemic, it was not peculiar to this place . In illustration of this opinion, will place in juxtaposition with. a-case and
is given by Dr Gordon, a case recorded
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his remarks
in Johnson's work on c
Mr. Shields, which-occurred in Batavia, in the mouth of August 1888, together with that gentleman's remarks
Mr Shivids' statement. Dr.
7. Gordon's statement.
t- and insidious
"Never was there a dikase "The fiver was of a very
deceitful I have frequently
as this fever... malignant-
instances whire
symptom
dee n
character, ****
the
every symptoms changing for to favnable the
coas do
that I could have
almost pronounced
my
patient out of danger;
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suddenly,
and without warning
either to the medical_
attendant or the patient-
when, all at once, he himself, although often
would be seized.
with visited, and apparently
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resttiferass, black vomiting much improved, bith in delirium, and convulsions, feeling and appearance, few hours half an hour previous
which
in, a...
would hurry him out
of existence !
"This was the
to his death, when he would suddenly
become strongly conveleed,
case with. Mr Broughton his skin- intensely hot- purser of the Daedalus and dry, the surface the Batavien assuming
who died of the Batavion
endemic at Edam-
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d.
livid.
hue; thus the scene
hospital. On the seventh would close. !
-
day of his illness he took" "Colour - sergeant - change for the better; Staley, a stout
and everything
was
promising. The morning
before he died he
healthy young man,
was admitted on
the
morning of the 17th.
expreseed himself greatly of June, in the cold
relieved; and called for stage of intermittent
some mutton. broth
and.
Lago,
both of
fever, and in about
Lia-
hoves had
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