Observations on the principal medical institutions and practice of France, Italy, and Germany; with notices of the universities, and cases from hospital practice. To which is added an appendix, on animal magnetism and homoeopathy / [Edwin Lee].

  • Lee, Edwin, -1870
Date:
1835
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Credit: Observations on the principal medical institutions and practice of France, Italy, and Germany; with notices of the universities, and cases from hospital practice. To which is added an appendix, on animal magnetism and homoeopathy / [Edwin Lee]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    women. With respect to season,—in spring, four hundred and six,—summer, four hundred and forty-five,--autumn, three hundred and sixty-five,— winter, three hundred and forty-one. The maximum of admissions with respect to age is from twenty-five to thirty for men, from thirty- five to forty for women. It must not, however, be inferred from this, that msanity is more fre- quent at these periods than later in life, as the number of individuals of the same age diminishes in proportion to the advanced period of life. The causes were in the following proportion,— hereditary predisposition, three hundred and thirty-seven,—domestic chagrins, two hundred and seventy-eight,—reverse of fortune, forty- nine,—political circumstances, in 1830, thirteen, in 1831, fifteen, in 1832, three, and in 1833, one only. The Hospice de la Matermité, or Lying-in- Hospital, contains four hundred and fifty beds. Women who have passed the eighth month of pregnancy are received on application, without any questions being asked as to name, residence, &c. They receive every requisite attention until after their accouchement, beyond which the ma- jority do not remain more than eight or nine days, and have the option of leaving their infant in the hospital. The greater number are un- married, and avail themselves of this permission. A physician, two surgeons, and a midwife, are attached to the establishment. One hundred