Statistics of the Royal Infirmary of Glasgow. Third series : compiled from the records of the institution for 1846 / by R.S. Orr.

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[1847?]
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Credit: Statistics of the Royal Infirmary of Glasgow. Third series : compiled from the records of the institution for 1846 / by R.S. Orr. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table XV. specifies the diseases treated in the fever wards during 1846. Diseases. Cas Cur. Died Diseases. Cas Cur. Died Common contin. fever ) Oftft oaa Emphysema, 1 J and dothinenteritis, J Endocarditis and pe- ) Contin. fev. with relapse, 777 743 34 ricarditis, j 1 ... 1 Typhus fever, 500 432 68 Gonorrhoea, ] 1 Febricula, 16 16 Headach, 3 3 Fever, sequelae of, a 2 1 Heart, disease of, 1 i Rubeola, 11 10 1 Hydrocephalus, .. .. | i Variola,* 99 89 10 Incontinence of urine,... 1 1 2 2 1 1 Amenorrhcea, I 1 Moribund, 16 16 Bronchitis 17 12 5 Phthisis incipiens, 1 ] Catarrh, 10 10 Pleuritis,. o 0 Cardiac dropsy, 1 1 Pleurodynia, 1 1 Cerebritis, 1 1 Pleuro-pneumonia, 3 3 Constipation, 1 1 Pneumonia, 23 13 io Debility, 2 1 1 Rheumatism, 5 5 Delirium tremens, 1 1 Syncope, 1 1 Diarrhoea, 4 2 o Syphilitic eruption, ... 1 1 5 4 1 Dyspepsia, 5 5 Totals,... 1807 1600 207 Table XYI. presents a view of the three principal forms of fever treated during the year 1846, showing the numbers cured and dead, distinguishing the sexes. Epid. fev.with relap. Cont.fev. & dothin. Typhus fever. Mortality percent 1846 Total. Cured Died Total. Cured Died Total. Cured. Died Epid. Cont Typh M&F. .VI. F. M F M&F. M. F. M F. M&F. M. F. M F. cases. &death cases. Jan. 2 1 1 15 8 4 3 21 8 9 2 2 20- 19-04 Feb. 4 2 2 16 1 1 3 2 34 15 14 4 i .. 12*5 14-70 Mar. 7 5 1 1 36 17 12 6 1 39 23 8 4 4 14-28 1944 .0-51 Apr. 9 4 4 1 29 18 9 1 1 31 14 14 1 2 11.11 6-8S 9-67 May 10 5 4 1 33 13 15 4 1 37 17 14 2 4 10- 15-15 6*21 June 14 6 8 20 15 4 1 49 25 17 4 3 5- 14-28 Julv 59 23 31 3 2 19 9 7 1 2 42 19 19 1 3 8-47 15-78 9-52 Aug. 74 41 31 2 13 6 4 2 1 47 25 16 2 4 2-70 2307 12-76 Sept. 99 51 44 2 9 21 7 ! 1 4 53 25 24 2 2 4 04 23-80 7-54 Oct. 123 46 73 2 2 31 13 1 1 3 4 45 24 17 2 2 3-25 22-58 888 Nov. 154 71 75 1 7 35 13 14 6 2 50 24 19 3 4 5-19 •22-85 14- Dec. 222 82 132 4 4 20 12 4 3 1 52 33 9 5 5 8*60 20- 19-23 Tot. 777 137 406 15 19 288 42 96 32 18 500 252 ISC 32 36 437 17-31 13-6 * Seven of the above cases of variola had also fever, and are therefore reckoned under each of these diseases.