On the period of incubation of typhus, relapsing fever, and enteric fever / by Charles Murchison.

  • Murchison, Charles, 1830-1879.
Date:
[1871]
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    had not been near any one suffering from it, except during the two days when he was located in the typhus ward for his attack of febricula. In this case the period of incubation was not more than thirteen, and not less than eleven, days. The following cases have been communicated to me by Dr. J. B. Bussell, Physician and Superintendent of the City of Glasgow Fever Hospital. Case 27.—John G—, set. 19, was admitted with typhus into the City of Glasgow Parochial Hospital from the North Prison. He had previously lodged in the New Vennel, which was then full of fever, and the pyrexial symptoms set in three weeks after imprisonment.' Case 28.—Mary M—, set. 26, entered the Glasgow Lock Hospital on October 10th, 1868. She had severe shivering on the 24th, and was subsequently admitted into the Fever Hospital with well-marked typhus. The latent period in this case was not less than fourteen days. Case 29.—On October 11th, 1864, Mrs. W— was sent to the Fever Ward, City Parochial Poorhouse, with well-marked typhus. Her children, who were in good health, were removed on the same day from the infected house to the Poorhouse, where they were kept in quarantine. Of these, Sarah, aet. 9, was seized with pyrexial symptoms on October 24th, and had a well-marked attack of typhus. The period of incubation was in this case not less than thirteen days. Case 30.—Jane, set. 12, another daughter of Mrs. W—, referred to in the last case, was taken ill with typhus on October 22nd. Here the latent period was not less than eleven days. Case 31.—A boy, John Y—, was discharged from the City of Glasgow Fever Hospital, after an attack of typhus, on January 7th, 1865. He went straight to the house of a companion, Robert M —, in Parliamentary Road, where typhus is rarely seen, and was not then known. He slept in the same bed with his companion on the next four nights, the last being that of January 10th. On the 13th, at 12.50 p.m., Robert M— shivered, and had severe fever, which proved to be the commence- ment of an attack of tvphus. In this case the period of incubation could not have exceeded five and a half days, and might have been little more than two days. The period of incubation of typhus fever has been variously fixed by different writers as follows : 1 See also ‘ Glasg. Med. Journ.,’ xii, 144.