An inquiry into the nature and cause of that swelling, in one or both of the lower extremities, which sometimes happens to lying-in women : together with an examination into the propriety of drawing the breasts, of those who do, and also of those who do not give suck / by Charles White.

  • White, Charles, 1728-1813.
Date:
1784
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Credit: An inquiry into the nature and cause of that swelling, in one or both of the lower extremities, which sometimes happens to lying-in women : together with an examination into the propriety of drawing the breasts, of those who do, and also of those who do not give suck / by Charles White. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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    pudendi, thigh, and leg of the fame fide, which fwelled to a great fize. After the limb was fwelled to its full extent, the pain was confined to the groin, ham, and middle of the leg at the back part ; lhe had the diforder very feverely, and continued lame many months. She has had another child fince, without any return of the dif- order, but her left leg continues to fwell, particularly towards evening, and after walking. CASE IV. MARY DAWSON, of Red Bank, Manchefter, aged 39, was, after a very hard labour, delivered by Mr. Richard Hall, on May 20, 1782, of her fifth child, which was dead, and very putrid. She was afterwards made a home patient of the Infirmary, under the care of Dr. Cowling. About five C weeks
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