Asiatic cholera : being a report on an outbreak of epidemic cholera in 1876 at a camp near Murree in India / by Charles Moore Jessop.

  • Jessop, Charles Moore
Date:
1883
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Credit: Asiatic cholera : being a report on an outbreak of epidemic cholera in 1876 at a camp near Murree in India / by Charles Moore Jessop. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mx grains, when cramp, vomiting, and purging ceased, lhere was suppression of urine for twelve hours. On the following day he had one bilious motion. On third day his tongue was foul, he was purged three times by a bilious motion. Passed his urine. Alkaline tonic was given. On the fourth day was very thirsty, cerebral symptoms had set in. Purged three times, urinated three times. Continue mixture and give cod liver oil for throat dryness. On the sixth, head and shoulders kept raised. On the eighth, tongue clean, bowels regularly moved. To sit up. Appetite improved. On the tenth day had cold douche to head. No medicine. Very hungry. On thir- teenth day, discharged and walked out to the camp at Choomiari. Na 17. A married man, admitted to hospital on 11th, had diarrhoea for three days. At 9 a.m. his tongue was foul. A mustard emetic at once. He was purged directly afterwards with rice water fluid. Had no vomiting and no suppression of urine. He had three injections of hy- drate of chloral. Diarrhoea was immediately stopped. On the fourth day he was pale and weak, iron with quinine was prescribed. On the sixth day phosphate of iron. Discharged convalescent on the thirteenth day. No. 18. A married woman nursing a baby. On the 16th August complained of feeling unwell and feverish, with diarrhoea. Her motions were frequent through the night, perfectly white like thick gruel. There was no suppression of urine. Tongue slightly foul. Skin hot. Saline mixture with chalk every two hours. On the 1/th, the motions were similar, but thinner and more frequent. Her face was pinched, there was evident restlessness and uneasiness. She was very thirsty, slept badly, and had great headache. A dose of castor oil and turpentine was prescribed; the mixture continued. This had the effect of locking up the bowels, she had no motion till the next day. Her thirst lasted several days and the
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