On change of air in the prevention and cure of pulmonary phthisis / by John C. Thorowgood.

  • Thorowgood, John C. (John Charles), 1833-1913.
Date:
1865
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Credit: On change of air in the prevention and cure of pulmonary phthisis / by John C. Thorowgood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    ON OJtAXGK OK ATI! that of London. The atmosphere generally is soft, huniid, and relaxing, very good during the coldest months of the winter for those in whom symptoms of general feverish irritation predominate with harshness and dryness of the skin, irritative or subinflammatory dyspepsia, and' tendency to laryngeal disease, loss of voice, dry tight congh, and painful difficulty of breathing in the slightest cold. The suitability of Torquay as a winter coast for the above class of patients has been already alluded to; the arrangements of the dwelling houses, detached, and at vary- ing elevations, and the dryness of the soil with goodwdraink' age,* are matters to which my attention has been drawn as rendering this place very suitable for the winter quarters1 of invalids requiring a very mild climate. The South Coast of England, lying between Hastings and Portland Island, is an intermediate climate, being less warm, and also less relaxing than the South Devon Coast, and yet not so bracing as some of the places to be named pre- sently, .eanedni vrov ei dg£oo orfo On this part of the coast is Bournemouth a well sheltered place, surrounded like Arcachon in France, with pine woods, the emanations from which, in warm weather, are thought to have a beneficial effect over diseased lungs. Further East along this coast are other well known places; among them the Isle of Wight presents a mild, equable, and dry climate well adapted for the residence of pulmonary invalids during the year. From my own experience, ,and that of others, I can adduce instances of most strikingnijofcf provement induced in phthisical patients by the dry and tonifying air of this Island,,,/ Qi&di akaafei edi gnome gmliea * The influence of efficient drainage in diminishing the mortality from phthisis in Towns is exemplified in the case of Salisbury, wliere the deaths in the close by phthisis in 7 years prior to the institution or^fjSfi drainage were 286 as compared to 143 in the 7 years subsequently —Linear 1864. p. 381.
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