BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. MEETING OF COUNCIL. Tuesday, May 14th, 1839.

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Tuesday, 6, A.M. Sleeping sonndly; woke BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. MEETING OF COUNCIL.

a com-

night, and perspired beautifully;"

appeared, however,

to be

but little

re-

freshed by her sleep, and seemed mch more languid than on the previous evening ; the skin felt hot; pulse 120, and weak;

dry, with a brownish streak in the meeting having tongue centre ; bowels not opened since yesterday

Robert

John

fortable she

Tuesday, May 14th, 1839. Dr. WEBSTER, President, in the Chair. THE minutes of the last been read and confirmed,

at seven, and told me 5he had " had

Holden, Esq., R.N., and Turner, Esq., High Wycombe,

Bucks,

at noon.

Calomel,

5

grains

Compound ipecacuamha pouder, 6 grains; immediately. 12, A.M. Bowels relieved; had a slight rigor, which lasted about twenty minutcs;

admitted membl’rI of the Association. The President announced an annual subacription of 91Is. to the Benevolent Fund, urine scanty and high-coloured ; thirst confrom Messrs. Whittaker & Hodge, Borough. siderable ; drinks large quantities of toastA letter was read from E. Wilkinson, water ; degtutitioo is now perfectly natural, Esq., surgeon, dated Aspatria, Cumberland, and the fluid is carried to the mouth withon the subject of illegal practitioaers, two out the slighlest tremor or agitation ; head of whom infested his neighbourhood ;and feels hot and painful; clotbsdipped in cold on the disgraceful system of tender for poorvinegar and water to be kept ronstaotly law medical offices. applied. Saline effervescing mixture everr The President read extracts from two let- three hours. ters which he had received from Dr. Maun6, P.M. Head better; pulse 124 ; great sell of Dublin. of strength; during the night prostration A letter was read from Mr. Bedingfield, she %tas very restless, the few and short df Stow market, together with a petition to intervals of sleep being much disturbed by the Houses of Parliament, as drawn up by unpleasant dreams. him some year. back. Wednesday, 6, A.M. Debility excessive; The President laid on the table a copy of takes no notice of any one entering the the regulations of the University of London, room; Iipa much parched ; the whole suron the subject of degrees in medicine, furface of the tongue quite dry, and very brown warded to him by the University. iu the ceutre ; aurdes collecting in the On the representation of the Treasurer it 130, and extremely feeble; teeth; resolved that a further sum of £40 be refuses pulse but takes a little wealc was medicine, invested in the Three Per Cent. Conauls in occasionally. brandy-and-water trust fur the Benevolent Fuud. 2, P.M. The pain 10 the head having reThe meeting then adjourned. turned, the cold applicaticns to be renewed; there is transient delirium, owing to the excessive debility ; is unable 10 rise to the calls of nature, but is conscious of respondTHE TYPHOID SYMPTOMS iug to them. IN MR. CRIPPS’S s, P.M. The mouth is so parched M to CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA. render articulation almost impracticable; the teeth are incrusted with 6ordea; slight To the Editor of THE LANCET. subsultus tendinum. 1 t,P.M. Up to this period the respiratory SIR:—Appended to my case of h,drophobia (in THE LANCFT of the 11th) there is, organs had seemed unaffected ; the breathI perceive, in a foot-note, an expression of ing is oppressed and rather hurried, though regret that I had not furnished you with a not painful. On apply ing the ear a rale is of the right detail of the typhoid symptoms which I discoverable in the upper atated to have supervened upon the sub- lung, elsewhere respitation is natural; residence of the true bydrophobic phenomena. fueett everything bu: weak wine and water; As, however, the notes which I have pre- pulse 130. served of this portion rf the case will Thureday morning. Had been delirious this tbe case desideratum, supply during the night; several evacnations passed pleasure in furniabin! you with them ; my involuntarily ; subsultus increased ;a few only motive for withbolding it from ruy pre- petechiæ hwe made their appearancerevious communication being the fear lest 1 quires much rousing before she answers should trespass too largely on yonr pages. questions. and recognises her attendants I terminated the drtails of my report on Mith difficulty ; ettremittet cold ; pulae the evening of Monday, March 18, at which 134, but scarcely perceptible, accasioasllx time our patient appeared to be very com- intermittent; mucous rattic has exterded put fortable, conversing cheerfully, Md being over the whole of nght side andto greater the calves. abl. to swallow lluids with the of left. Mustard cataplasms

were

part

I

muchB

greatest

facifity.

Evening. Cstaplssuu produced

no

effect;