Some account of the diseases that prevailed in two voyages to the East Indies, in the Carnatic East-Indiaman, during the years 1793-98; together with observations and medical remarks, in a series of letters to John Hunter / by John Milne.

  • Milne, John, 1775-1841.
Date:
1803
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Credit: Some account of the diseases that prevailed in two voyages to the East Indies, in the Carnatic East-Indiaman, during the years 1793-98; together with observations and medical remarks, in a series of letters to John Hunter / by John Milne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    ( iss ) great reftleffnefs and a fenfe of uneafinefs, with an increafe of depreffion of ftrength, take place during the time of its remaining in the ftomach, which is now becoming more and more irritable, with inclination to reject its contents; the fame irritability and tendency to evacuation are now communi- cated to the inteftines, which are by this time loaded with a crude and indigefted mafs the caufe of their diforder; vomiting and purg- ing now enfue, with every fymptom of what is called the cholera; and the degree of irri- tation now induced is Inch, that, even after the llomach and inteftines have evacuted the offending matter, the molt fimple fluids can- not be retained; and, unlefs medical aid is employed, irritabily, increafed debility, and fpafm, affeft the whole fyftem, and in a few hours every part feems unable to per- form its functions in the fmalleft degree, al- though the organization remains perfectly entire, but in a Hate of exhauftion. It may happen that this condition is induced by improper food taken at any meal; but it halh always in my practice occured from eating animal food at fupper, under the in- fluence of the climate in which we have mentioned it to be a prevalent difeafe. U 2