Essays on the puerperal fever and other diseases peculiar to women. Selected from the writings of British authors previous to the close of the eighteenth century

Front matter

YALE MEDICAL LIBRARY

HISTORICAL LIBRARY

*SLs

Part I.— Puerperal Fever. Page

AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE EPIDEMICS OF PUERPERAL

FEVER. By the Editor ..... 3

DR. DENMAN ON THE PUERPERAL FEVER . . 43

DR. HULME ON THE PUERPERAL FEVER.

Preface .....

Chap. I. — Description of the Disease Chap. II. — Of the Prognostics Chap. III. — Of the Dissections Chap. IV.— Of the Cure Chap. VI. — The Author's opinion of the Cause of this Disease

61 63 75 79 88 103

DR. LEAKE ON THE CHILDBED FEVER.

Introduction . . . . . .117

Sect. I. — The History of the Childbed Fever, deduced from the Symptoms of that Disease taken from the Living Body, and from an Examination of its Morbid Appearances after Death ; together with its Nature and Causes, as resulting from the preceding history . .126

Sect. II. — Practical Observations and Inferences arising from the History

of the Disease, with the Methods most conducive to the Cure . 145

Sect. III. — Of the Prophylactic Method, or Means contributing to prevent

the Disease ...... 169

Sect. IV. — The History and Treatment of the Disease further illustrated by

Particular Cases ; with Animadversions and Remarks on the whole . 175

MR. CHARLES WHITE ON PREGNANT AND LYING-IN WOMEN.

Chap. I. — Of the Causes and Symptoms of the Puerperal or Childbed Fever 205

Chap. VI. — The Prevention of the Puerperal, Miliary, and Milk Fevers . 215

Chap. VII.— Of the Cure of the Puerperal Fever . . .241

Appendix. — On the Puerperal Fever, and Position after Delivery . . 254

DR. KIRKLAND ON CHILDBED FEVERS.

Preface. — Ascertaining what is properly a Puerperal Fever . .281

Chap. I.— On Childbed Fevers . . . 284

Chap. IV.— Of the Method of Preventing the Puerperal Remittent Fever . 3-18

DR. JOSEPH CLARKE ON THE PUERPERAL FEVER . 351

DR. JOHN CLARKE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PREGNANi V AND LABOUR.

B8SAV I. — On the genera] Management of Pregnant Women, with a view to

the Prevention of Disease; and on the Retroversion of the Uterus 3G3

Ess w II. — General Management of Women in Lahour, with a \iew to the

Prevention of Disease ..... 370

BS8AV III. — Treatment of Women after Delivery, with a view to the Prevention of Disease; of After-Pains and the Lochial Discharge . 375

Essay IV. — On the Milk Fever, and on the Inflammation and Suppuration

of the Breasts . . . . .381

Bssai V.— On the other Inflammatory and Febrile Diseases attacking Women in the Puerperal State ....

DR. GORDON ON THE EPIDEMIC PUERPERAL FEVER.