Some account of the last yellow fever epidemic of British Guiana / by Daniel Blair, surgeon general of British Guiana ; edited by John Davy, inspector general of army hospitals, etc.

  • Blair, Daniel.
Date:
1852
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Credit: Some account of the last yellow fever epidemic of British Guiana / by Daniel Blair, surgeon general of British Guiana ; edited by John Davy, inspector general of army hospitals, etc. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    a taint still exists; but, since the period named, the yellow fever has ceased to have a separate existence among the diseases of the colony.* discussed in this chapter; it was drawn up carefully from documents in the Inspector's Office, Barbados. [See pp. 46. and 47.] WAS PREVAXENT IN BARBADOS FROM 1815 TO 1846. Died. Inter- mit. Re- mit. 29 18 11 Con. Com. 166 2 Icte- rodes 1 1 1 16 15 2 40 5 2 1 5 16 21 9 16 8 Remiirks. No prevalence. Prevailed in the Brick Barracks, and Brick Barracks Officers' Quarters. It had been prevalent in Bridgetown for nearly seven months previously. No prevalence. Prevailed generally in the Garrison and its vicinity, in the Dockyard, and in Collymore Kock, Prevailed in the Garrison; but the Barracks not mentioned. No prevalence. Prevailed in the Stone Barracks. No prevalence. Prevailed in the Brick Barracks — Officers' Quarters. Prevailed in Brick Barracks — Soldiers' Quarters. No prevalence. Prevailed in Stone Barracks. Prevailed in Stone Barracks, and on board of her Majesty's ship Crocodile; and amongst the De- tachment of the 81st Regiment arrived in the I' Crocodile from St. Kitts. Some cases occurred in Hospital amongst the Patients and Orderlies, No prevalence.