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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846. Diary of diseases then at St. Thomas’s Hospital, London, 1775. B MS b10.3, Countway Library of Medicine.

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Notebook contains kept by Benjamin Waterhouse (1754-1846) while he was attending medical lectures and studying at St. Thomas's Hospital in London, England, in 1775. Waterhouse's notes include lists of symptoms to be attended to in all cases, such as checking the pulse, eyes, tongue, and urine, as well as charts of patient case histories, with the time admitted, name, age, symptoms, and medicines administered.

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...	...	...	well & has an appetite. This irregularity tho will do mischief if it continues long. it would not be of much use to take away blood for the bleeding he has had, has been of no use and to employ stimulants is also dangerous because it may bring on general inflammation topical bleedings may however be used he is ordered the fever mixture	...

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Isaac's

Time Admitted	Persons Names	Age	Symptoms	Medicines Prescribed
June 8^th	Thomas Goss	30	He says he had at first a fever & a vomiting & brought up much Bile. he had inflamation of the Intestines which has reduced him very much. He now has a Palsy of his limbs which took place immediatly after the purging left him which he had on him for a week he is now regular in his bowles. his ancles are swelled a little. dont sleep much but has a middling appetite. he has been in the Westminster Hospital & has taken much Medicine amongst which he has taken mercury which in	Rx Vol.Alkal gr xo two dos. Rx. Emp Epis N^oiv Rx. Liniment Vol.

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...	...	...	all probability has [eucreated] his complaint. There may be offen dung matter in the Intestines which keeps up his complaints but as there are no inflammatry symptoms at present he is ordered stimulents.	~~Rx Infus ad Caytic~~ Rx. Infuse. Paralytic unices quatuor die
19^th	an Error	...	~~The inflammatory symptoms deminished. the Jallap occasiond great secretion from the intestines.~~	...
20^th	...	...	~~The inflammation is so far subsided as to admit of the use of stimulants he has~~	Rx. Haust. Vol. Hora somnic
21^st	...	...	~~a blister on his arm stake the Vol.^l draught at night~~	Rx. Emp.Epis Brack app
22^d	...	...	~~his Blister rose nicely & he seems much liveler~~	...
23^d	...	...	~~Still better & can move his fingers~~	...

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Abraham's

Time Admitted	Persons Names	Age	Symptoms	Medicines Prescribed
May 18^th	Robert Woodline	50	Was siezed with Apoplexy 8 days ago which ended in Hemiplegia, the Inflammatory symptoms are very violent. We must first make use of ~~stymulants~~ Evacuations to take off the inflamation and then we may safely use stimulants to accasion the absorption of the extravasated fluid. ℥iw. of blood has been taken away & [Pulr] Jallap ℥ss	VS. ℥xiv. Rx.[Pulr.] Jallap. ℥ss.
19^th	...	...	The inflammatory symptoms are abated. the Jallap accasioned great secretions from the intestines.	Rx. Haust. Vol. hora somic
20^th	...	...	The inflammation is so far subsided as to admit of the use of stimulants he has a Blister on his Arm & takes	Epispas Brach appl

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21^st	...	...	the Vol.^l Draught at night	...
22^d	...	...	His blister rose nicely & he seems much livelier He can move his leg & talks cheerfully	...
23^d	...	...	still better & can move his fingers he takes Vol Alk	Rx.
June 5^th	...	...	This man is so far recovered that he complains of nothing but weakness in that Leg which was affected. he now walks outdoors and has a lively cheerfull look	...

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