Some observations upon diseases : chiefly as they occur in Sicily / by William Irvine.

  • Irvine, William, 1776-1811.
Date:
1810
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Credit: Some observations upon diseases : chiefly as they occur in Sicily / by William Irvine. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    but from the bed-side of the patient; nor offer plans of cure that are wild and hypothetical, but such only as have been sanctioned by some degree of practical success. The situation I hold in the army has afforded me ample means of examination anfi experiment. The number of patients that have been under my treatment has been very large. The cases of acute disease, such as continued and intermittent fever, and dysentery, have borne a great proportion to the others. They have arisen from various situations and occupations. The pa- tients have been natives of almost every country in Europe, and have entered under my care at every stage of their disorders. In the course of two months only, September and October, 1808, there passed under my superintendance l63 pa- tients, of whom 55 had continued fever, 50 inter- mitten ts, and 29 dysentery, for the greater part important and formidable cases; all of whom, ex- cept a few who died, and 19 left in the hospital, were discharged cured about the end of October. Of the remaining number of acute cases, 21 had rheumatism, more or less chronic, and were the first patients upon whom I tried the effect of a slight mercurial course, as related in Chapter XL