An oration delivered before the Medical Society of London, on May 2nd, 1870 / by Francis Mason.

  • Mason, Francis
Date:
1870
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An oration delivered before the Medical Society of London, on May 2nd, 1870 / by Francis Mason. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    28/48 page 28
    urine, but the enlargement of the bladder was not sus¬ pected. Dr. Walshman mentioned the case of a woman who died a week after parturition. The bladder was so distended as to hold four or five gallons (!) of fluid. The next case looks very like one of hysteria, although the history is told with much seriousness :— September 30th, 1816.— Dr. Clutterbuck related a case of vomiting of urine after a retention of many days’ standing. The patient was a girl, aged eighteen, who vomited a quart of urine. The doctor being sceptical, she was watched; but ten days after, no urine having been passed, she vomited another quantity of fluid having a urinous smell, and exactly corresponding to the characters of ordinary urine. The bladder was relieved by the catheter, and the vomiting did not recur. March i6th, 1837.—Dendy said that in some affec¬ tions of the stomach it was interesting to note the immense discharge that would sometimes occur. He related the case of a patient who, for fifteen months, vomited two pints of blood every other day without any symptoms of uneasiness, syncope, or emaciation. With regard to stone in the urinary bladder and diseases of that organ, we find the following curious notes :— November 4th, 1783.—Dr. Lettsom read a paper ‘^On the Lithotriptic Effects of Tea.” March 20th, 1786.—Mr. J. Harrison read a report of a Case of Stone in the Urinary Bladder successfully treated by giving water impregnated with fixed air by means of salt of tartar (carbonate of potash) and weak spirit of vitriol.” September 28th, 1795.—Mr. Copeland read a paper On the Lithotriptic Effect of Muriatic Acid.” October 30th, 1820.—Mr. Wigan mentioned a case of calculi in the bladder much relieved by black currant jelly.
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3