Observations on a particular kind of scarlet fever, that lately prevailed in and about St. Alban's. In a letter to Dr. Mead. / By Nathanael Cotton, M.D.

Nathaniel Cotton

Date:: 1749

Credit: Observations on a particular kind of scarlet fever, that lately prevailed in and about St. Alban's. In a letter to Dr. Mead. / By Nathanael Cotton, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$[17] But no benefit arifing in a few hours after pisiinent ordered bliftersto the arms, adminiftered more cor- _ ent flept feveral hours hear havin and afters” wards mended apace. | . The blood had no fize upon it, the ferum was a bright citron, and bore a due proportion to the craflamentum, as in health. In others, under pretty much the fame circum- ftances, asthe foregoing, but where the pulfe was not fo ftrong indeed, I omitted bleeding, and _pre- fcribed veficatories, and generous medicines, but no fleep enfued hereupon. - [ was called-to a child of four years old, the fe- cond day of the difeafe. He appeared quite bereaved of fenfe, almoft fuffocated, and at: the point of death. Immediately I ordered him tobe blooded to fix ounces, {peedily after which he revived, and came to himfelf. The child was naturally fubject to enlarged Tonfils. But this fymptom of ftrangling ha- ftily yencond I think, within the fpace of half an ; C hour,$