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ACCOUNT oF DISEASES in LONDON, 
’ From the 20th of May to the 20th of “fune. 
ACUTE DISEASES. | 
No. of Cafes. 
EASLES - - = = 10 
Scarlatina Anginofa = 
Small Pox - = - 
Swine Pox - - - - 
Malignant Fever - ial 
Catarrh p = és ss 
Acute Rheumatifm ~ - 
Gout + we hoes - - 
Otalgia - -- - - ~ 
Pleurify - - - - - 
Inflammation of the Bowels = =~ 
Peritoneal [nflammation 
Summer Fever - ~ 
Aphthous Sore Throat = = 
Puerperal Fever TOG atic - 
Acute Difeafes of Infants - = 
Herpetic Sore Throat ~ - 
CHRONIC DISEASES. 
Aithenia - - - 
Hyfteria - - > 
Syncope = - - 
Epilepfy - = = 
Cephalza - = 
Apoplexy ee > 
Paralytis - - - 
Dropty = - - - = 
Chronic Rheumatifm - - 
Cough and Dyipnea - - 
* Spitting of Blood - = 
‘Pulmonary Confumption = - 
Pleurodyne - - -- 
Dyfpepiia - - - 
Gaftrodynia - . - 
Enterodynia = - 
Diarrhea = - - 
Chlorofis - - 
Fluor Albus - s 
Menorrhagia - = - 
Prolapfus Utert - - 
Worms A - = - 
Gravel and Dyfur - - 
Hemorrhoids - 
Schirrhous Liver | a - 
Scrophula - ~ 
Tabes a aa = - 
Herpes Zofter (Shingles) = 
Herpetic Ringworm - - 
Scaly Tettar - - 
Porrigo - ig - 
Itch = = s ex ee 7 
Morbus Pedicularis - - 
PERIODICAL DISEASES. 
Tertian es a S 2 
Heética Senilis - - 
Hedética Adolefcentium ° = 
Hemicranium - - 
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The cold and’ wet weather in the 
month of May protracted the duration 
of inflammatory difeafes, and made an 
unfavourable feafon for the meafles, fcar- 
latina, &c. Ina girl, about nine years 
old, the eruption of the meafles was fud- 
denly repelled, foon after its appearance, 
by expofure tocold. A moft violent fe- 
ver enfued: the pulfe became quick, 
{mall, and irregular :—the tongue was 
moift, though furred—the eyes dill and 
heavy—the fkin pale and livid—the ex- 
tremities generally cold;—fhe had a 
flight cough; her breathing was labori- 
ous, and attended with a rattling in the 
throat, owing to an’ an increafed fe- 
certion of phlegm from the lungs.— 
She was ufually comatofe; but when 
difturbed, extremely querulgus and tret- 
ful.—-She drank only milk and water ; 
and teok no other food, nor any medi- 
cines. “ihe above fymptoms continued, 
without much variation, for four days ; 
and fhe died on the ninth day of the 
difeafe. 
Since the commencement of warm 
weather, in the prefent month, both the 
- meafles and f{carlatina have appeared in 
their mildeft forms: in two cafes of 
meafles, the eruption was not attended 
with the leaft ‘catarrhal complaint, nor 
with any febrilefymptom, excepting a 
flight fur on the tongue. 
‘The fpecies of fore throat, termed an- 
gina berpetica, is little noticed by medical 
Writers, Ir is preceded by violent, fhi- 
verings, head-ach, pain of the ftomach, 
naufea, aching pains in the limbs, a 
quick pulfe, flufhing of the cheeks, reft- 
leffnefs, and great heat of the tkin dur- 
ing the night. A day or two after the 
commencement of thefe fymptoms, there 
is felt a difagreeable roughnels in the 
throat, with a difficulty and pain in 
{wallowing. On the third day. little 
watery veficlesarife on the uvula, tonfils, 
&c. and are attended with a fenfation of 
forenefs or pricking. On the fourth and 
fifth day, clufters of herpetic puftules 
appear about the mouth, and fometimes 
on the red part of the lip. On the fixth 
and feventh day, the fluid in the puf- 
tules turns yellowith ; the internal veficles 
break ; and the fever fubfides. On the 
eighth and ninth, the flight ulcerations 
inthe throat are healed, and the circu- 
lar blotches about the lips are covered 
with flight fcabs, which foon tall off ; 
and the patient experiences no farther 
uneafinefs. i 
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