A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 2 (of 2) by Charles Creighton
1763. Before the date of the Infirmary Book, Watson records an
epidemic of putrid measles from 21 April to 9 June, 1763, which
attacked 180 and caused 19 immediate deaths.
Nov. 19. Nine in the infirmary with “morbillous fever”; many cases of
“fever” until the 17th December.
Chapters
- Chapter 1 Ch.1
- CHAPTER I. Ch.2
- CHAPTER II. Ch.3
- CHAPTER III. Ch.4
- CHAPTER IV. Ch.5
- CHAPTER V. Ch.6
- CHAPTER VI. Ch.7
- CHAPTER VII. Ch.8
- CHAPTER VIII. Ch.9
- CHAPTER IX. Ch.10
- CHAPTER I. Ch.11
- 1670. From 1673 to 1676, the constitution was a comatose fever, which Ch.12
- 1675. In 1678 the “intermittent” constitution returned, having been absent Ch.13
- 1709. The following shows the rise of the price of the quarter of wheat in Ch.14
- 600. The infection was virulent during the winter, when Portsmouth was Ch.15
- 1754. This outbreak was only one of a series; but as it attacked a Ch.16
- 1755. He had the weekly bills of mortality before him, and he makes Ch.17
- chapter II.) are not without value, as showing that the “putrid” or Ch.18
- 87. It passed as one of the healthiest cities in the kingdom, being far Ch.19
- 1795. This epidemic must have been somewhat special to Ashton, for it Ch.20
- 1828. It was a somewhat close repetition of the epidemic of 1817-19, Ch.21
- 619. In all England, the last quarter of 1846 was also most unhealthy, its Ch.22
- 1882. The registration district had only 95 deaths from enteric fever Ch.23
- CHAPTER II. Ch.24
- 1655. There were twenty-seven victuallers or other ships riding in Dundalk Ch.25
- 1818. It was in great part typhus, but towards the end of the epidemic, Ch.26
- 1835. It will appear from the following (by Geary) that it was largely an Ch.27
- 1849. After the subsidence of the great epidemic of relapsing and typhus Ch.28
- CHAPTER III. Ch.29
- 1782. It is possible that our own recent experience of a succession of Ch.30
- 1551. There were certainly two seasons of these agues, 1557 and 1558, the Ch.31
- 1675. The prevailing intermittent fevers, he says, gave place to a new Ch.32
- 1686. Sydenham records nothing beyond that date, having shortly after Ch.33
- 1775. The latter, however, was a summer epidemic, and was naturally less Ch.34
- 1762. On the other hand the epidemics of autumn, winter or spring in 1729, Ch.35
- 1782. In the London bills the weekly deaths rose in March, to an average Ch.36
- 3. After being general, did it occur for some time in single Ch.37
- 5. If so, is it likely that clothes or fomites conveyed it in any Ch.38
- 1837. The London bills of mortality compiled by the Parish Clerks’ Company Ch.39
- 1733. There is nothing to note between Boyle and Arbuthnot; for Willis Ch.40
- 1647. First catarrh mentioned in American annals, in the same year Ch.41
- 1655. Influenza in America, in the same year with violent earthquakes Ch.42
- 1675. Influenza in Europe while Etna was still in a state of Ch.43
- 1688. Influenza in Europe in the same year with an eruption of Ch.44
- 1693. Influenza in Europe in the same year with an eruption in Iceland Ch.45
- 1688. The greatest of them all, that of Smyrna, on the 10th of July, was a Ch.46
- CHAPTER IV. Ch.47
- 2. If the patient be sprung from a stock in which smallpox is wont to Ch.48
- 3. If the attack fall in the flower of life, when the spirits are Ch.49
- 4. If the patient be harassed by fever, or by sorrow, love or any Ch.50
- 5. If the patient be given to spirituous liquors, vehement exercise or Ch.51
- 6. If the attack come upon women during certain states of health Ch.52
- 8. If the heating regimen had been carried to excess, or other Ch.53
- 9. If the patient had met a chill at the outset, checking the Ch.54
- 11. If the attack happen during a variolous epidemic constitution of Ch.55
- 14. If the patient be apprehensive as to the result. Ch.56
- 1. Whether the distemper given by inoculation be an effectual security to Ch.57
- 2. Whether the hazard of inoculation be considerably less than that of the Ch.58
- 1200. In 1754 Middleton had done 800 inoculations, with one death. The Ch.59
- 1725. Forty-three died, “mostly of the smallpox.” Ch.60
- 1766. The annals kept by Sims of Tyrone overlap those of Rutty by a few Ch.61
- introduction of vaccination are still every year inoculated with the Ch.62
- introduction into the system;” and this he had been doing in the name of Ch.63
- CHAPTER V. Ch.64
- 1763. Before the date of the Infirmary Book, Watson records an Ch.65
- 1766. May to July. Many entries in the book; Watson says: Ch.66
- 1768. Great epidemic, May to July; one hundred and twelve in the Ch.67
- 1773. Nov. and Dec. Great epidemic: maximum of 130 cases of measles in Ch.68
- 1774. May. A slight outbreak (8 cases at one time). Ch.69
- 1783. March and April. Great epidemic: maximum number of cases in the Ch.70
- 1786. March and April. Maximum on April 5th--measles 47, recovering Ch.71
- 1802. 8 had measles, one died. Ch.72
- CHAPTER VI. Ch.73
- CHAPTER VII. Ch.74
- 1802. It ceased in summer, but returned at intervals during the years Ch.75
- introduction of the eruption of scarlatina into his description”--as if Ch.76
- CHAPTER VIII. Ch.77
- 1665. As Sydenham and Willis have left good accounts of the London Ch.78
- CHAPTER IX. Ch.79
- 1831. Two medical men were at the same time commissioned by the Government Ch.80
- 1832. But in June there was a revival, and thereafter a steady increase to Ch.81
- 1533. During the same time Gateshead with a population of 26,000, had 433 Ch.82
- 1306. As in 1832, the infection appeared to die out in the late spring and Ch.83
- 849. The Irish papers in the second period are by T. W. Grimshaw, _Dub. Ch.84
- 1710. Engl. transl. of the latter, Lond. 1737. Ch.85
- 72. The contention of the inspector was that the water-supply had been Ch.86
- 113. Sir W. Cecil writing from Westminster to Sir T. Smith on 29th Ch.87
- 437. Heberden’s paper was read at the College, Aug. 11, 1767. Ch.88
- 1775. October weekly average 323 births 345 deaths Ch.89
- 1852. This has been reprinted and brought down to date by Dr Symes Ch.90
- 117. This writer’s object is to show that Liverpool escaped most of the Ch.91
- 1783. The influenza also began to appear again; and those who had coughs Ch.92
- 1786. In the middle of this season the influenza returned, and colds and Ch.93
- 1791. Influenza very bad, especially in London. Ch.94
- 1808. If it were possible, from authentic documents to compare the history Ch.95
- 142. In one of his cases Willis was at first uncertain as to the Ch.96
- 141. In those cases there was no inoculation by puncture or otherwise. Ch.97
- 1776. _An Introduction to the Plan of the Inoculation Dispensary._ 1778. Ch.98
- 5136. Price, _Revers. Payments_. 4th ed. I. 353. Ch.99
- 1799. In a subsequent letter (_Med. Phys. Journ._ V., Dec. 1800), he thus Ch.100
- 1809. The _Edin. Med. and Surg. Journal_ (VI. 231), in a long review of Ch.101
- 25. Read 1 July, 1794. Ch.102
- 1689. Engl. Transl. by Cockburn, 1693, p. 39. Ch.103