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Another gentleman reports a case last December, a second case five
weeks, and another three weeks since. All these recovered. A case also
occurred very recently in the practice of a physician in the village
where the eighth patient of Dr. C. resides, which proved fatal. “This
patient had some patches of erysipelas on the legs and arms. The same
physician has delivered three cases since, which have all done well.
There have been no other cases in this town or its vicinity recently.
There have been some few cases of erysipelas.” It deserves notice
that the partner of Dr. C., who attended the autopsy of the man above
mentioned and took an active part in it; who also suffered very slightly
from a prick under the thumb-nail received during the examination, had
twelve cases of midwifery between March 26th and April 12th, all of
which did well, and presented no peculiar symptoms. It should also be
stated, that during these seventeen days he was in attendance on all the
cases of erysipelas in the house where the autopsy had been performed.
I owe these facts to the prompt kindness of a gentleman whose
intelligence and character are sufficient guaranty for their accuracy.
The two following letters were addressed to my friend Dr. Scorer, by the
gentleman in whose practice the cases of puerperal fever occurred.
His name renders it unnecessary to refer more particularly to these
gentlemen, who on their part have manifested the most perfect freedom
and courtesy in affording these accounts of their painful experience.
“January 28, 1843.
II.... “The time to which you allude was in 1830. The first case was in
February, during a very cold time. She was confined the 4th, and died
the 12th. Between the 10th and 28th of this month, I attended six women
in labor, all of whom did well except the last, as also two who were
confined March 1st and 5th. Mrs. E., confined February 28th, sickened,
and died March 8th. The next day, 9th, I inspected the body, and the
night after attended a lady, Mrs. B., who sickened, and died 16th. The
10th, I attended another, Mrs. G., who sickened, but recovered. March
16th, I went from Mrs. G.'s room to attend a Mrs. H., who sickened, and
died 21st. The 17th, I inspected Mrs. B. On the 19th, I went directly
from Mrs. H.'s room to attend another lady, Mrs. G., who also sickened,
and died 22d. While Mrs. B. was sick, on 15th, I went directly from her
room a few rods, and attended another woman, who was not sick. Up to
20th of this month I wore the same clothes. I now refused to attend any
labor, and did not till April 21st, when, having thoroughly cleansed
myself, I resumed my practice, and had no more puerperal fever.
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