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170.

variety of diseases, of which Fevers, dysentery, Pheumatiem, Pulmonary and Syphilitie affections me in the

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the Chicf. proportion of 16.79 per eunt to the

In this Table, Fevers

whole number deaths

from

of Disentery

of

there

cases admitted, and the

causes are 2:46. The cases

me in the

CALLS

propation of 8.86

per cent, and the deaths 2:46. The Pulmonary

the wat

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frequently, a dose of blue pill at sight, followed i

has by a purgative drought in the surning, been enfficient to remove the disease.

"In the preceding table the number of ears

Intermittent Fever

given

under the head

of

of

Caus

only shows the munter

admitted

for

niginally

that disease, whereas the total

suruber of such cases has been much greater,

fatal:

tal: they

me in the

for

The whole proportion of

proportion of 8.37 per cent, and the deaths 3.94 per cent.

to death

Aume

deaths to cases is 13.30 per cent. F. Harland "remarks that "during the past year, : especially in the last 6 months, the

mot liable to dizenze

the Liver and Spleen,

appear

Mine

organs

to have been particularly

this I have

the former. In consequence of often found Quinine perfectly useless, (and in positively injurions), in Intermittent Fever, unless preceded on accompanied by form or other, and very

IME CALCI

Mercury

in some

the disease recurring in patients admitted

other complaints, and this most frequently during the mouths of Inly, Auquet, September betober and November.

With regard

to the cause

of disease

last year in Houghtong, it is simpossible, I

that can satifae: think, to offer any single

ne

- trily account, for it, though, in my opinion, the sinusual dryness of the season had much to do with it. We know that excessive

moisture tends to produce diseases f

mucous membranes

Bowels and sunens

the

membranes generally,

H.,

especially Gysentery, Tianhora, to, and

s