Yellow or malignant bilious fever in the vicinity of South Street wharf, Philadelphia, 1853 : read before the College of Physicians Aug. 3 and Sept. 7, 1853 : with an appendix / by Wilson Jewell.

  • Jewell, Wilson, 1800-1867
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1853
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Credit: Yellow or malignant bilious fever in the vicinity of South Street wharf, Philadelphia, 1853 : read before the College of Physicians Aug. 3 and Sept. 7, 1853 : with an appendix / by Wilson Jewell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Intense thirst; the eye at this stage assuming a peculiar pinkish hue; tongue remaining clean. 30///. Sinking. Skin cold and system collapsed. Died at 3 I*. M. Before death the eye became jaundiced and the skin bronzed in appearance. The nineteenth case was James Clements, who attended bar for his father, at Clements's I Intel, on Delaware Avenue between Lombard and South Streets, immediately in front of the wharf where the Mandarin discharged her cargo. He was taken ill on Friday, .Inly 29, and went to his residence, No. 93 Prime Street. Dr. Wm. Klapp, his physician, saw him for the first time on Sunday, 31st, when he was rapidly sinking, and died on Monday, August 1, at 2 A. M. Dr. K. could not obtain any connected account of his symptoms previous to his visit on Sunday, but from the in- jected eye, deep yellow tinge of the skin universally, and the fatally rapid progress of the case, identified it as one similar to those of yellow fever he had witnessed in the vicinity of South Street Wharf* Mrs. Mullen, residing at No. 4 Swanson Street, a patient of Dr. John Gegan, was attacked with malignant symptoms on the 29th of July; the next day had black vomit. Prof. S. Jackson saw this case. On the 3d of August, the vomiting had ceased under the use of a powerfully stimulating acid mixture, and hopes were entertained that she might recover; but during the following day she began to sink, and died on the 5th, at 4 P. M. Skin became very yellow after death. Mary Bulger, residing at No. 12 Swanson Street (a continua- tion of Little Water Street) below South, west side, attended by Dr. Gegan, was taken ill on the 30th of July, and died on the 3d of August, with black vomit. This, according to the doctor's ac- count, was a highly malignant case. The premises where she died were in a rary filthy condition. About this time John Baslett, I drayman, whose stand was at * Dr. Gilbert, the Port Physician, says ul' tliis cast-: His father informed BM thai bis son ]i:nl been in delicate health for years. On the 19th of July he had a slight diarrhoea, which continued until the 29th, when he was attacked with pain in the head, bach, Mini limbs; had very little fever: was sensible throughout; ex- pectorated a little blood before his death, which took place on the 1st of August. This account would seem to strengthen the impressions i.A' Or. W. EQapp,
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