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By Dr. Manson.
8.-There is question No. 5. "Describe an attack, specifying the presence or absence of rigor, pyrexia, diaphoresis, periodicity, and duration." Perhaps Surgeon- General LEWER could tell us if these were present.
A.-They were all absent. There was no rigor, pyrexia, diaphoresis, or periodicity. The duration I am unable to give you, except that it commenced about the middle of October, and I regret to say Mrs. LEWER has not yet recovered.
By the Chairman.
9.--You said there was some pyrexia?
A.-No, it was more simple collapse.
10.-Was there any pronounced elevation of temperature?
A.-I did not remark it.
By Dr. Manson.
11.-Mrs. LEWER had not a distinct type of malarial fever early in the year?
A.-No.
12. This was her first attack?
A. Yes.
13.—And you did not observe fever at all?
A.-No.
14.-Diarrhoea was it present or absent?
A.-Is that a question I am to answer? If you will allow me I will not answer it. It is one I would rather not answer with regard to a lady or a patient of mine in an open Court and reporters present.
The Chairman said the question need not be answered.
By Dr. Yarr.
15. Mrs. LEWER was not ill before October?
A.-No; she was in excellent health.
16. Then your remarks as to the period from May to October apply more to the servants?
A. Yes, to my servants, who suffered very much indeed.
By the Chairman.
17.-Will you describe one case as occurring in one of your coolies?
A.-I have it down here. "The malarial fever has been of an ill-defined remittent type, not observing the characteristics of the disease as usually seen. The type seems peculiar to Hongkong, as I have not observed it in India or elsewhere in any other tropical country." I think this remittent type of fever is peculiar to Hongkong, as far as I am able to judge.
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