Climate, Weather, and Disease

-deductions therefrom-effect of dead vegetable matter-water,
effect of, when poisoned with decaying matter-Registrar-General
-Crampton-Forbes-chronic diarrhœa

40-48

Fevers.-Not prevalent during this Constitution-some of an exanthe-

matous character

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THIRD CONSTITUTION.

General Remarks.-Contrast between the three-diseases prevalent―

dryness of the seasons-table of Third Constitution

48-49

Paralysis, Paraplegia.-Effect of season on-epidemic-Dr. Moffat

on-influence of wind on-Galen-weather conducive to ozone

-how influenced by the wind-the season-table of deaths

arising from-Hippocrates-range of barometer-temperature—

how cold acts-table of deaths in their relation to the wind,

atmospheric pressure, and temperature-effects of storms of snow

and hail-table in which the minimum number of deaths occurred

-analysis of the tables

49-54

Hæmorrhage.—Epistaxis-critical-Dr. Moffat on, in relation to

barometric readings, &c.—ozone, &c.-how the cold operated-

Edwards-Kerr-Morgagni-epidemic epistaxis in Tuscany and

Romandiola-Clementini-epidemic at Ravenna-causes, atmo-

spheric and other-blood fluxes-the diseases of spring-sporadic

-Copland-agrees with Hippocrates-epidemic at Breslau

Ardent Fevers.-Their effects, viz. difficult parturition-abortions—

men and women-free-livers-two conditions necessary for the

development of an epidemic fever-zymotic diseases-condition of

the body conducive to their reception-deficient excretion-or

excessive disintegration of tissues-excess in drink-parturition—

disintegration of the uterus-susceptibility of the female to several

diseases-fatigue and subsequent excess in the ingestion of alco-

holic liquors-Hippocrates, cases recorded by-Dr. Prout-Dr.

Carpenter quoting Army Medical Returns 84th Regt., Secun-

derabad―Thasians-brandy in cholera-Bridgewater — soldiers

subject to fevers during and after marching

57-61

Puerperal Fevers.—One of the effects of the fever-a zymotic disease

-tendency after parturition to diseases of this class—the time of

invasion of puerperal fever-Dr. Denman-cases—)
-Mr. Hey-

Barnsley, 1808-Leeds, 1809-1812-coincident with erysipelas-

epidemics of-in Dublin Lying-in Hospital, 1819-20-and at other

places, with dates and coincident diseases, and meteoric pheno-

mena-Dr. Ingleby-Dr. Fleetwood Churchill Hippocrates-

Dr. Ormerod-Dr. Leake-M. Tenon-Dr. Butler

. 61-65

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Abortions.-Hippocrates on the influence of weather in producing

-modern authors-Copland, Fischer, Tessier, Desormeaux-cows

-ergot-wet weather-prevalent among cows in 1852-smell of a

cow that has aborted-Cannington-breeders of cattle ought to

study this subject

65-66

State of Atmosphere conducive to Fevers.-Opinions and observations
of the antients-of the moderns-vegetable origin of many-the
curse on Adam and Eve-its effects-remarks thereon-decay of
vegetable matter-conditions necessary for the production of the
fever-germ-Dr. Tweedie-Dr. Bancroft-Newfoundland fisheries
-land under water-Sullivan's Visit to Ceylon-peculiarity of
the climate of Ceylon-effect of draining land-Cannington—
Colombo Galle-Kandy- Coromandel Malabar- - statistical
table-Beri-beri-range of temperature in Ceylon-effect on dis-
ease-sanatarium of Ceylon-anecdote of Hippocrates-Empedo-
cles of Agrigentum, and the people of Selinus-effects of forests
and water on miasmata
66-78

Small por.-Rhazes-state of air and seasons conducive to-epide-
mic. of 1667-Sydenham-Registrar-General's Report-small-pox
in cholera years-ozone-barometric readings, &c.-rotation of
epidemics-diseases may be classed like plants-table of mortality
from small-pox in London, 1851, 1852, 1844, 1848-course of
epidemics-cholera-fluctuations
78-84

Measles.-Comparison with other exanthems-statistics in London
-Sydenham-measles precede small-pox-1670-1674-season of
measles-Rhazes-weather conducive to the development of this

exanthem

84-86

Scarlatina and Typhus.-Course-season-relation to cholera, 1849,

1853-1854

Conclusion.-Fevers in warm climates-Roux-Littré-Dr. James

Johnson on Hippocrates overlooking the effect of marsh malaria-

Littré's conclusions on the subject of fevers-Twining-Walcheren

fever-Sir William Burnett-South Carolina-Bengal-effect of

the state of the weather in modifying fever-Clark-effects of cli-

mate, colonisation and cultivation-human body capable of gene-

rating fever-germs.

87-89

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THE PESTILENTIAL CONSTITUTION.

General Remarks

The Climate of Greece.-Greece-physical features and climate varied

-Hippocrates-general remarks on climate-position of cities, their

site and aspects-effect of certain climates on plants and man-

Tolinelli-bronchocele-Vallais, Switzerland-Rowland - Dr. J.

Johnson-inclination of a region-water-bed-Sheep walks in Wilts

and Sussex downs-Alps-Mr. B. Simpson-Cork-South Wales

-Isle of Wight-Hams of Devon-Penzance-Mr. Whitley on the

climate of the British Isles-Pindaric range-Mount Olympus—

height mountains of Arcadia-geology of-Thessaly-Tempe-

Pindus Sir Walter Scott-Boeotia-boundaries of Lake Copais

Ciphissus-Euboea-Katavothra-Mount Helicon--the flute reed

—effect of climate in moulding the character of the inhabitants—

Horace on the thick air of Boeotia-Hesiod, Pindar, Corinna, and

Plutarch-natives of Boeotia-the Athenian and Boeotian compared

-Thebans-character of the Arcadian compared with that of the

Swiss-Horace-Leake-Kunupeli-plague of gnats-Gastani-

unwholesomeness of the locality-diseases of sheep in Elis-moun-

tains of Greece often natural observatories-Murphy's Almanack—

King Eacus-Eginetans-weather-wise people-predictions made

from statistics and known facts-Mount St. Elias-plains of Athens

surrounding hills-Homer-south wind-Dr. Wordsworth-Pri-

mate of Larissa-variety of climate-church windows-summer of

Greece-Etesian winds-Horace-modern observations on the

climate-Col. Leake-Patra-Corinth-serene sky of Greece—

fevers-Hippocrates on the effects of marshy ground-the Pha-

sians-Herodotus on the climate of Greece-Aristotle-climate

congenial to the development of the intellectual faculties-earth-

quakes-Strabo and Aristotle on-General remarks-knowledge of

geology desirable for a physician.
90-108

PESTILENTIAL CONSTITUTION (resumed).

The table of the Pestilential Constitution, embracing the weather

and diseases which characterised the five seasons comprehended

within it-the diseases

109-112

Erysipelas. Description of the epidemic erysipelas-the season most
favourable to the development of this disease-1838, 1826-35—tem-
perature-Lindley-vegetables-1837-38-statistics-plague years
-Farr-Registrar-General-table of mortality during plague and

other years-seasons of epidemics-table of-Celsus-order of

salubrity on the shores of Mediterranean-1848-erysipelas in

1839 and 1854—a disease of cold seasons-table proving this-

meteorological conditions conducive to erysipelas-contagiousness

-1848-Scotland-plague at Athens-the course described by

Thucydides

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112-119

Carbuncles. General remarks on their gradual increase, &c. -

seasons for
119-120