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Day of Month.
Particulars of Case and Prescriptions.
Diet.
Extras.
The fatal termination being on the 3rd
day of the disease.
(Sd.) J. PERCIVAL HUNT, M.D., Surgeon,
Army Medical Department.
Post-mortem Appearances 8 hours
after Death.
Body well nourished.
Brain.-Weight 3 lbs. 3 ozs., perfectly
healthy, no congestion on surface, vessels
of dura mater slightly congested, substance normal, ventricles in a normal
condition.
Thorax-Right Lung.-Weight 1 lb. 9
ozs. Hypostatio congestion of all posterior surface.
Left Lung.-Numerous adhesions to costa
pleura. Both lungs otherwise healthy.
Heart.-Weight 111/2 ozs., healthy but
flabby; valves and substance normal.
Abdomen-Liver.-Weight 4 lbs. 15 ozs.,
enlarged but no appearance of any abnormal condition ; no reaction with iodine.
Spleen.-Weight 1 lb. 13 ozs., enlarged,
soft and friable, adherent to capsule all
over the posterior surface ; no reaction
with iodine.
Kidneys-Right and Left-5 and 6 ozs.
respectively. Perfectly healthy and normal ; no reaction with iodine.
Intestinal Canal.-Marked congestion
of the entire bowel ; for about 12 inches
in length and situated about 2 feet from
the anus, the color presented, both out
and inside the gut, a dark purple hue;
also considerable venous congestion;
no attempt at ulceration nor enlargement of the glands. Bowels otherwise
healthy. No entozoa present.
(Signed) J. P. HUNT, M.D., Surgeon,
Army Medical Department."
B 357-33