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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, I will place in juxtaposition with a case, and his remarks given by Dr. Gordon, in Johnson's work on Tropical Climates by Mr. Shields, which occurred in Batavia, in 1800, together with the mouth of August that gentleman's remarks on Mr Shields' statement. Dr. Gordon's statement.
| Mr Shields' statement | Dr. Gordon's statement |
|---|---|
| "Never was there a disease of a very insidious and deceitful character, **** malignant- I have frequently seen instances where every symptom was changing for the favorable that I could have almost pronounced my patient out of danger; when, all at once, he would be seized suddenly, and without warning either to the medical attendants or the patient himself, although often visited, and apparently much-improved, both in feeling and appearance, which in a few hours, half an hour previous would hurry him out to his death, when he would suddenly become strongly converted, | "The fever was Aval ... with restlessness, black vomiting, delirium, and convulsions, 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 gone ... " |
This was the case with Mr Broughton, purser of the Daedalus and who died of the Batavian endemic at Edam hospital. On the seventh day of his illness he took a change for the better; everything promising. The morning before he died he expressed himself greatly relieved; and called for some mutton broth.
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opinion that, although the fever of last summer.
• probably endemie, it was not peculiar to this place . In illustration of this opinion, I
- will place in juxtaposition with a case, and
his remarks given by Dr. Gordon,
in
•
Johnson's
work
C
a-case recouted.
Tropical Climates
by
Mr. Shields, which-occurred in Batavia, in
1800,
together.
with
the mouth of August that gentleman's remarks
Mr Shields" statement. Dr. Gordon's statement.
"Never was there a dikase
"The fever
Aval
• of a very
40
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and insidious
character, ****
deceitful as this fever. malignant- I have frequently sun instances where every
symptom
was to
the
symptoms changing for
favorable the
that I could have
almost pronounced. my
patient out of danger;
when, all at once, he
would be seized-
sorte. Luc
suddenly,
and wiltiont, warning
either to the medical_
attendants or
the patient.
himself, although often
with visited, and apparently
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restlessness, black vomiting, much-improved, both in delirium, and convulsions, feeling and appearance,
which in a
few hours
half an hour previous
would hurry him out to his death, when he
would suddenly
of existence !
This was the
become strongly converted,
case with. Mr Broughton, his skin- intensely
purser of the Daedalus and
who died of the Batavian
endemic at Edam-
hot
and dry.
the surface
assuming
livida
hue; thus the scene
hospital. On the seventh would close. !
day of his illness he took "Colour - sergeant
it
change for the better; Staley, a stout-
and
uad
everything promising. The morning
before he died he
healthy young man,
was admitted on
the
morning of the 17
th
expressed. 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 gone
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