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A huropean pauper died of Fever, and a Portuguese of Pulmonary disease, in the Hospital.

In December a Chinese dich in hospital of Phagedacnie Wer. The Levers retained them

rather less

Intermittent character and were tractable than in the previous sumith.

ift

Table 1?? Arcend of the discase: trentid

in the Government Civil Ampital in 1850.

Diseases

Corres Seatt

Dixaus

Lucite

Baw- latani.

Concussion of Brain Contations. Constipation. Jelirium trevueLLS gian krem.

Dizlvention of the

Shoulder

mut.

Crus Deaths

Brought forward 159 15

Hepatitis-

Haematemeris Hernia inquinalis

tot specified Ophthalmia

bedema. Phthisis

4

165.

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Respecting the several cases enumerated

in the

the foregoing table, I have only to umart upon the sune amouable character of Gysentery to treatment during the past year with others. The cases

in comparison

of Lever have been so

generally complicated with enlargement of the Spleen and Liver that they would not bear the exhibition of Quinine. There

exceptions;

some cases would bear

of

enurse

very large

dozes of Quinine, à praction, however, I do not

every

generally approve of. In almort of Fever in the general community, after the

first

severe

attack

passed off!

pyrexial returns nearly every

there

were

tenth day, with

sarked remissios and then

I have

perfect iceovery.

Pneumonia

Rheumation

three

Dysentery

15 2

Exporare, to.

77

Scorbutus

Spleen, Inlargement of

-four

15

Syphilis, secondary

Mild

butarmittent Remittent

27 Tumour, filow.

primary.

43

Fistola in dus

Férer, Continueh

امي

Canied forward - 15913

Weew

Wounds, incised

baw-chot

Total 222 18

Proportion of Peathe to Cases - 8-10 f Cent.

A

found it very difficult. to beak the system of the habit of receiving. these periodical exacerbations. A course of mild alteratives, (with small doses of Quinine and of Arzenie), has appeared the beet trentment, but a decided change of climate,