An account of the use, application, and success of the Bath waters in rheumatic cases / [William Falconer].

  • William Falconer
Date:
1795
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Credit: An account of the use, application, and success of the Bath waters in rheumatic cases / [William Falconer]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of 15 years old, three of 16, five of 17, four of 18, and three of 19. The fourth column gives the fum of thefe (namely 18), being all the perfons of the ages {pecified in Clafs II]. under the head of Cured. This Table points out a period of 15 years, namely, that which extends from 20 inclufive to 35, as the moft liable to the rheumatifm, and at the fame time the moft capable of receiving relief from the Bath Waters. We find that 78 perfons, out of the 154 Cured, which 1s rather more than one-half, were within thefe limits of age. OF thofe difcharged Much Better, 56 out of 167 were comprifed within the fame bounds, which is in the proportion of nearly two parts out of five. Of thofe difcharged Better, 26 out of 65 were contained within the fame limits, which is exaétly the proportion of two-fifths, Of thofe difcharged No Better, 12 patients out of 32 are within thefe limits, which proportion is lefs than two-fifths, but more than one-third. It fhould how- ever be obferved, that this head of the Table is fet down as imperfect. If we take the whole number Benefited (namely 986), we fhall find that 171 of thefe were within the ages of go inclufive and thirty-five years. This proportion is nearly as 22% to 10. If we reflect that the interval from 20 to 35 years of age, includes the molt vigorous, active, and enterprifing flage of life, and the one of courfe moft expofed to. inclemency, fatigue, and hardfhip, it will fufficiently account for the frequent appearance of a diforder which originates from fuch caufes; and the fame vigorous and aftive period will account for the numerous recoveries that are obferved to take place. from the ufe of a remedy, fo well calculated to reflore f{trength, and to excite the powers of life. But though recoveries and amendnients may be more fre- quent at the flage of lite juft mentioned, it is comfortable to