Notice concerning the fever that occurred in the Magdalene Asylum of Edinburgh, in the spring of 1821, as illustrating the influence of panic in propagating contagious diseases / by Robert Hamilton.

Date:
[1824?]
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Credit: Notice concerning the fever that occurred in the Magdalene Asylum of Edinburgh, in the spring of 1821, as illustrating the influence of panic in propagating contagious diseases / by Robert Hamilton. 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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    9$.—Was bled last night to 3xxiv., with some relief at the time; but during the night the pain of side returned, and still continues. Slept ill. Complains of pain of back and thirst. Occasional rigors. Bowels freely opened by cathartic. Tongue clean and moist. Pulse 120. Heat 100°. Skin warm and moist. Vespere sit V. S. Et Applic Epispast. parti dolenti. 10th.—Was bled last night to gxxiv., with immediate relief. Pain of side greatly diminished. Still complains of pain of back. Blood covered with a buffy coat, and somewhat cupped. Has slight sickness. Bowels open. Tongue clean Some thirst. Skin cool and moist. Pulse 100, of moderate strength. Utat. potu ex acido vegetab. 11$.—Slept ill. Pain of breast gone ; that of back still continues. Pulse 112. Skin warm. Heat 100°. Magn. 3j. Aq. Menth. Piperit. gvj. Syrup. Zingiberis, 5ss. Mis. Capt. 5j-2nda q-q-h- 12$.—Nausea relieved by the magnesian mixture. Slept ill in the early part of the night from a return of the nausea, which still continues. Tongue clean, moist, and tremulous. Pulse 116, of moderate strength. Heat 9y. Considerable thirst, and little appetite, complaining of nausea, after taking food. I Repet. Mist. Magnes. 13$.—Makes no complaint. Pulse 108. 15$, Makes no complaint but of weakness. Pulse 84.
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