An account of an opthalmia [sic], which appeared in the Second Regiment of Argyleshire Fencibles, in the months of February, March, & April, 1802 : with some observations on the Egyptian opthalmia / by Arthur Edmondston.

  • Edmondston, Arthur, 1776?-1841.
Date:
1802
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Credit: An account of an opthalmia [sic], which appeared in the Second Regiment of Argyleshire Fencibles, in the months of February, March, & April, 1802 : with some observations on the Egyptian opthalmia / by Arthur Edmondston. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    \ could i-ender her fit for the reception of troops; so that at the embarkation of the Argyleshire regiment, with the exception of one of the lieutenants, who had lost the sight of an eye in Egypt from opthalmia, and then laboured under the disease, both the officers and crew might be considered in a state of perfect health. The bedding delivered out was new, but the hammocks, except a few appropriated for the use of the sick, had all been occupied by the Guards. The ship sailed two days after the embark- ation of the regiment; and after an agree- able passage of twenty-one days, arrived at Spithead on the 21st of February following. She was then put under quarantine, and the regiment did not disembark till the 28th, when it marched to Hilsea barracks. One case of opthalmia occurred ten days, and 'six other cases seven days before the disembarkation. ’ The patients could assign no evident cause for the attacks. The in- vasion was sudden, and the progress of the inflammation rapid. A few slight cases of fever also made their appearance. The men were very much crowded; and from want of attention in caulking the gun ports of the ship, the water came freely in