VIII?Bhoran, sweeper?Quotidian. Admitted on the 24th with fever at 8 p.m. 25th.?Injected at 5 p.m. 20 m. 26th, 21tli and 28th.?No return. 29th.?Discharged. Bustee, 8th May, 1871.

EUSTEE JAIL HOSPITAL. CASES OF AGUE?3 QUOTIDIAN, 4 TERTIAN"?TREATED BY HYPODERMIC INJECTION.

By

T. D.'O.

Partridge,

Civil

Surgeon.

The following cases occurred in the Bustee Jail Hospital, and some of them had been under treatment in the usual way I have had before I commenced the hypodermic method. little or no ill etfects in ulceration, and I think that this is partly due to my immediately after injecting the solution of quinine, pressing and kneading, so to speak, the part with my thumb, thereby spreading the solution over a greater extent, and by that means gettiug it quickly absorbed. The solution used was R

Quin. sulph. Ac.

sulph.

...

dil.

Aqua)

...

...

The syringe contained 30 minims. None of the patients complained of any only of a little soreness of the puncture.

gr. 36 n 20

5i inconvenience,

and

I.?Mohun Chamar?Tertian. Admitted on the 22nd April; the time of attack about an hour after sunset. I saw him on the 23rd, but prescribed nothing; on the 24th at 4-30 p.m. injected 30 in. 2bth.?Has had no return of the ague, 20 m. more injected. 26th and Tltli.?No return. Discharged 28th.

II.?Ragho Nath fever every day at 24th.?Had a slight and 1, but no rigors 25th. On the 26th,

Admitted 22nd ; 12 noon; 23rd at 10 a.m., injected 30 in. headache and general malaise between 12 or fever ; injected 20 in at 10 a.m. on the 27th and 28th, no return. Discharged.

Ivahar?Quotidian type.

Lall?Tertian. Admitted on the 22nd, having attack the night before at 7 p.m. I tried with this case an experiment, viz., injecting 50 in on the morning of the 23rd at 9-30. Had an attack of fever- about 7-30 to 8 p.m. that

III.?Soorje

had

an

evening. 24th.?Day of intermission, injected 2bth.?Injected 30 in. at 5 p.m.

20 n\ at 5 p.m.

26th to 27th.? No fever. 28 th.?Discharged.

Aheer? Quotidian. Admitted 22nd ; fever, &c., 23rd, 9-30.?Injected 50 n\. 24th.?Slight attack. at 11-30 a.m. 30 in 126th and 11th.?No fever. 2bth.?Injected

IV.?Gopaul

at 3 p.m.

2S th.?Discharged.

V.?Aumizar?Tertian. Admitted 21st, at 6 a.m. Had been areated by 5 grs. doses by the native doctor up to the 23rd. On ahat day I injected 40 m at 9-30 ; no fever. 24th.?Had a slight tttack, injected at 5-30 p.m. 20 in. 2bth.?No return. 26th and 27th.?The same. 28th.?Discharged.

VI.?Mirabor, a weakly boy?Quotidian?but occurring at irregular intervals. Admitted on the 19th. Had been under previous treatment. "When seen by me for the purpose of injecting the solution on the 24th, 9-30, had had fever the previous day at 4 p.m I injected 20 in at that time. 2bth.?Stated he had another attack of fever at 10 p.m. on the 24th; ordered him a full dose of castor-oil. 26th.?Fever with strong rigors at 10 p.m. the night before. Injected 20 in at 5 p.m. 21th.? Visited him about 5 p.m. had had two hours prean attack, viz., 3 p.m.; ordered to take 5 grs. antimon.

viously powder.

28th.?Had had another attack at 8 p.m. the fever seemed to be so unmanageable as to time, ordered him 5 grs. of quina ter die. 30th.?Has had only one attack on the evening of the 29th,? Tonic mixture. Discharged on the 4th May.

Finding

Chamar?Tertian. Admitted on the 23rd, 2bth.?Injected 20 in at 10 a.m. 26th to 21th.?No Ordered tonic mixture. Discharged 3rd May.

VII.?Debudun 12

noon.

return.

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