Medical reports, on the effects of water, cold and warm : as a remedy in fever and other diseases, whether applied to the surface of the body, or used internally / by James Currie.

  • James Currie
Date:
1805
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    ..That the year 1801 was particularly unhealtliy 11 Liverpool, has been already mentioned. Three lifferent epidemics prevailed among the inhabi- mnts in the course of that year. The first was the vysentery. This disease made its appearance in lae month of July, though it had been prevalent i-nong the French prisoners the preceding winter. :; resembled very much the dysentery of the West ].idies, as described by Dr. Wright and other ?sspectable authors. Generally speaking it came [si with symptoms of diarrhoea. The stools, uiough frequent and griping, at first consisted of |(ie natural contents of the bowels; but soon be- liime scarce, slimy, and bloody, with increased lid almost intolerable griping, fever, thirst, and rostration of strength. In the latter stages, came II-sickness of stomach, vomiting, excessive de- liity, coldness of the surface, and especially of Le extremities, delirium, and death. ]In Liverpool, as in the other great towns of Ee kingdom, it is very common for bowel com- iaints to prevail in the latter end of smmmer and iginning of autumn; but generally speaking, :ey are mild in their nature, and easy in their linagement. In the preceding year these had some instances assumed dysenteric symptoms, tt in no case that I saw or heard of with fatal suits. The medical practitioners expected at first
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