Charles Dale, aged five years; admitted for _Meningitis_--_suckled
thirteen months_.
CASE XXV.
Sarah Strickling, aged four years; admitted for _Meningitis_--_suckled
one year and six months_.
CASES XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII.
The mother of the last mentioned child lost three previously, with
'_water in the head_:'--all these were suckled _more than eighteen
months_.
CASE XXIX.
George Speering, aged four years; admitted for _Meningitis_--_suckled
one year and six months_.
CASE XXX.
Ann Archer, aged seven years; admitted for
_Hydrocephalus_--died--_suckled three years_.
CASE XXXI.
Cornelius Leary, aged six years; admitted for
_Meningitis_--died--_suckled eighteen months_.
CASE XXXII.
Sophia Peverel, aged three years; admitted for _Meningitis_--_suckled
two years_.
CASE XXXIII.
Maria Turley, aged four years; admitted for _Meningitis_--died--_suckled
one year three months_. This child had laboured under a previous attack,
from which she recovered under my care.
CASE XXXIV.
Robert Selkirk, aged three years six months; admitted for
_Meningitis_--_suckled thirteen months_.
CASE XXXV.
The mother of the preceding child lost another of '_inflammation of the
brain_.'--This was _suckled more than one year_.
CASE XXXVI.
Eliza Ferreira, aged five years; admitted for _Meningitis_--_suckled one
year seven months_.
III.
_Cases of Meningitis in Children who had been suckled an undue length of
time, supervening upon other complaints._
CASE XXXVII.
Arthur Lane, aged one year four months; admitted for Pneumonia, with
_an affection of the head_--_suckled fourteen months_.
CASE XXXVIII.
Sarah Ward, aged three years; admitted for Hooping-cough--_head much
affected_--_suckled one year and ten months_.
CASE XXXIX.
Thomas Donovan, aged two years two months; admitted for Hooping-cough,
with _an affection of the head_--_suckled twelve months_.
CASE XL.
Count ---- ----, aged about two years, came under my care, being then at
the breast. The head was large, fontanelle open--superficial veins more
apparent than natural. By my advice he was directly weaned, and rapidly
improved in health and appearance (the only medicine given being
occasional doses of castor oil). About twelve months afterwards, in
consequence of an imprudent exposure to cold, he was attacked with
Bronchitis, and Meningitis supervened. Leeches were applied to the head,
and other depletory measures actively employed, which were followed by
recovery.
CASE XLI.
---- Sloggat, aged thirteen months, died of _Meningitis_ supervening
upon Pneumonia--_suckled until the time of its death_.
CASE XLII.
John Scott, aged eleven months; admitted for Hooping-cough, with a
_well-marked affection of the head_--_still at the breast_.
CASE XLIII.
---- Scott, aged fifteen months,--died of 'Hooping-cough, with
convulsions,' _being then at the breast_.
CASE XLIV.
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