1904] On Heat Regulation and Death Temperatures. 



CHART 3. 



CHART 4. 



No. of 

 Cases 



70 

 60 [ 

 50 

 40 

 30 

 20 

 10 

 '0 



Temperatures at time of death, after rise of i-5 Gr more 



37° 98° 39° 100° I0I C \0? 105° 104° 105° 106° 107° 108° 109° 110° III' 









































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No.of 

 Cases 



70 

 60 

 50 

 40 

 30 

 20 

 10 

 



After fali of i -5 or more. 

 95° 96° 97° 96° 99° iOQ° 101° 102° 105° 104° 106 













































































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From these charts the following deductions are made : — 



1. That there is very little difference between medical and surgical 

 cases as regards the final temperature, whether it be preceded by a 

 rise or by a fall. 



2. That, when death rises occur, the final temperature is most 

 frequently between 101° and 103°, but quite commonly ranges from 

 100—106°. 



3. That, after death falls, the most common final temperature is 

 between 97° and 100°, but falls as low as 95° are fairly frequent. The 

 high temperatures which are recorded under the death falls are due to 

 the previous rises of temperature, just as the low temperatures under 

 the death rises are due to previous falls. 



The variations of the temperature of the preagonistic stage are 

 considered in the following table with respect to the duration of the 

 illness as estimated roughly by the length of the period between 

 admission to the hospital and the death of the patient. This method 

 by no means tells correctly the duration of the illness ; but by no 

 other way can it be estimated on account of the histories being so 

 unreliable. It was decided in consequence to accept the above method 

 only in surgical cases, as indicating fairly well in this class the state of 

 affairs : — 



Duration of stay in hospital 



1 day 



2 days 



3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 7 



10 

 14 

 21 



1 



2 



Q 



Rises. 



72 1 



57 



18 



21 



41 



14 



12 



to 10 days 29 \ 2nd week, 



„ 14 •„ ... 



1st week, 

 236 



1st week, 

 68 



21 



» 28 „ 



„ 2 months .. 



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4 



55 * 55 



Over 4 



34/ 

 25 

 19 

 35 

 5 

 4 

 4 



63 



Falls. 



2r 



12 



8 



6 *■ 

 12 

 7 

 2 



121 2nd week, 

 10 J 22 

 18 



9 

 16 







4 



2 



