A treatise on the diseases of children, with directions for the management of infants from the birth; especially such as are brought up by hand / by Michael Underwood.

Date:
1784
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Credit: A treatise on the diseases of children, with directions for the management of infants from the birth; especially such as are brought up by hand / by Michael Underwood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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    [ <5 ] orders themfelves; and lhall begin with the retention of the meconium. The meconium is that black, vifcid, or tenacious matter, which it is well known, every infant parts with by flool, for the two or three firft days after it is born, or retains it to its manifeft injury. As thefource of children’s complaints has already been faid to originate from fomething amifs in the firft paflages, ac- cording to the moft ancient opinions*1, I have long fufpedted, that a foundation is fometimes laid for them, from not duly attending to an early expulfion of the meconium; which will fometimes firm- ly adhere to their coats, and remain for many days, unaffedled even by powerful medicines, as I lhall have occafion to re- mark as I go on. I fhallonly obferve in this place, that though it ftiould not be all retained, yet a part will often remain # Hirroc, Celsus, ASginet. much