Report of the results in thirty-one cases of phthisis treated at Aiken, S.C., during the season 1878-79 / by W.H. Geddings.

  • Geddings, Wm. H. (William H.), 1838-1892.
Date:
1879
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Credit: Report of the results in thirty-one cases of phthisis treated at Aiken, S.C., during the season 1878-79 / by W.H. Geddings. 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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    REPORT OP THE RESULTS IN’ THIRTY-ONE CASES OF PHTHISIS Treated at Aiken, S. G., during the Season 1878-79. The climate of Aiken lias Ipeen often and. fully de- scribed, but tlms far tlie results of treatment at that weU-kuown health-station have never been laid before the profession. The pubhcation in the Medical Record last spring, by Prof. Loomis, of a few cases successfully treated in the Adirondack region, determined the writer to carry out a resolution made several years ago, to jiublish each year the results in all the cases of consumption that came imder his observation in the course of the season. In preparing these cases for the press, it -was found, however, that some of them were so imperfect—the jiatients presenting themselves only once or twice—that their pubhcation would be only a waste of space. The number thus omitted is quite considerable, constituting the large majority of cases presenting themselves for advice. The case histories are taken from my daily record; and not being intended at the time of their entry for pubhcation, the symptoms given are, in many in- stances, more or less incomplete. It is thought, however, that they are sufficiently full to remove all reasonable doubt as to the diagnosis of the disease, its stage of development, and the results of treatment. Being exclusively private patients, the writer has not felt at liberiy to give their names, or even then- ini-