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" Regimental No. 2075.
Name.-Thomas Blurton.
Age last brith-day.-21 years.
Completed years of service-2 years 5 months.
Station.-Karchi.
Time on Station.-7 months.
Day of Month.
Particulars of Case and Prescriptions.
Diet.
Extras.
1881.
Disease-'REMITTENT FEVER'.
April 24th .
This man came to hospital on the even-
ing of the 22nd, complaining of feeling
very weak and with slight diarrha ;
the temperature was found to be 103 but
no urgent symptoms showed themselves ;
he had ol. ricini, mucilage, gum acac.
and opium in small doses which arrested
the purging of the bowels ; there was no
paroxysm of ague. No urgent
symptoms being present, the case was
deemed to be one of febricula ; but
the symptoms next morning were those
of remittent fever.
This patient had been in hospital for
seven days from 14th to 20th instant
suffering from an attack of slight
febricula, but no rise in temperature
worthy of record ; he had a purely milk
diet and seemed all right when dis-
charged from hospital on the 20th
instant. He is a delicate boy and since
his arrival in Karchi has been in hos-
pital (5) five times with (3) three
attacks of ague, one of febricula, one of
remittent fever.
Milk.
J. PERCIVAL HUNT, M.D., Surgeon,
Army Medical Department.
April 25th..
The patient seems a little better ; has
slept well and takes his milk diet well ;
his pulse is good ; his tongue is moist
and fairly clean ; the temperature at night
103, morning 102. He is ordered a
tepid bath in the evening and tepid
sponging to the body 3 times a day, 15
min. of glycerine every 2 hours and 10
grs. of quinine at 4 P.M. ; also half an
ounce of ol. ricini at bed time to relieve
the bowels.
Milk ...
4 lbs. Ice.
April 27th..
The temperature rose to 104 lastevening
but fell this morning to 103; the patient
seems restless and uneasy, but does not
complain of feeling any worse ; the skin
is moist ; the tongue clean. As the
quinine which had been given in in-
creased doses did not appear to reduce
the temperature, he is ordered 15 grains
of salicylate of soda at 4 P.M. ; to have
also a tepid bath and continue the
glycerine.
Spoon ...
Ice 4 lbs.
Milk 3 pts.
April 29th..
The patient seems growing rapidly
worse ; the salicylate of soda wasincreased
but no reduction of temperature. The
tepid baths had also no effect, and the
patient was delirious all night, the
pupils being dilated at morning visit.
Spoon
Milk 5 pts.
Ice 4 lbs.
Brandy 2 ozs.