On the influence of brandy on the bodily temperature, the pulse, and the respirations of healthy men / by E.A. Parkes.

  • Parkes, Edmund A. (Edmund Alexander), 1819-1876.
Date:
1874
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Credit: On the influence of brandy on the bodily temperature, the pulse, and the respirations of healthy men / by E.A. Parkes. 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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    1. Mean Tem]^eratu)'e of tlie fourteen hours ivhen the man was under observation. 144 observations in the water days give a mean daily temperature in the axilla o£ 97°'9, and 137 observations in the brandy days give a mean daily temperature of 97°'71. In the rectum the observations were 144 and 138 respectively, giving a mean daily rectum temperature of 98°89 in the non-brandy and 98°*78 in the brandy days. This difference is so slight as to fall within the range of unavoidable error; but it might be that the effect of the brandy was only perceptible for a short time. It is necessary then to take the temperature of the periods. 2. Mean Temperature of the Periods. Mean axilla temperature. Before brandy. During brandy. Period from 6 a.m. to ii a.m. ... 97°-82 97°73 No. of observations giving mean 66 55 Period from ii a.m. to z p.m. ... 970-79 97°-58 No. of observations giving mean 49 57 Period from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. ... 98°-25 98°-o5 No. of observations giving mean 29 25 Mean rectum temperature. Period from 6 a.m. to ii a.m. ... 98°-63 98°-57 No. of observations giving mean 66 55 Period from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ... 98°73 98°-68 No. of observations giving mean 49 58 Period from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. ... 99°73 99°-46 No. of observations giving mean 29 25 The differences, especially in the case of the rectum mean tempera- tures, are slight even in the hours between 11 and 2. In every case, however, the mean of the thermometer is lower, though to a very sHght extent, in the alcoholic series. This, however, is not conclusive, as will be evident from a consideration of the mean rectum temperatures on the several days.