Africa : blackwater fever in the tropical African dependencies : reports for 1913.

Date:
1915
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Credit: Africa : blackwater fever in the tropical African dependencies : reports for 1913. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (b) No history of other cases in this house or near at hand. Numerous native dwellings are situated at the back and west sides of the house, but there is a large open space on the east side. Intercourse with natives is frequent owing to trade relations. (c) Biting flies, ticks, &c., are entirely absent. Mosquitoes only seen occasionally. Il. Seasonal variation.— (a) Marked dryness—no measurable quantity of rain having fallen for the past seven weeks. Strong harmattan has prevailed most of this time. Ill. Personal history.— (2) A man of exceptionally strong physique. He states that he has had no attacks of fever previously, or any other illness since childhood. Quinine he took but rarely. States he took 5 grains on the 7th instant. (b) First experience of the tropics; lived in London for the past 25 years. Has just completed twelve months on the Coast, eight of which have been spent in Cape Coast, and four at Dunkwa (20 miles up the Prahsu road). He has been living in Cape Coast for the past six months. His habits are strictly temperate, but he has greatly overworked himself, and confessed to recent family worries. He has stinted himself of good and general domestic comforts, although living with his two European assistants. (c) Microscopic examination of the blood. See clinical report below. Se EMRE PS I ICAETs (ois 6A wis hiv bi sola tothon| 7) SeANUEST od EIBE= Na REO M20 OO 7 AT ZED Gana ides alice oat bimeia bel (aia hos) row lA] rime WE (ae EE ee ee IE Lee Ve de Te | cane Sees eeeensseeeaeseaeeeesenee at age a HE EE fe Es ae De eee ene ae ee An el ee eee nee eleice pis fe reaps Lepper {ts it] Pn poy fe fey | EY NE TT La a LE Ps TE SP ae a a a LY OS P|) LS a ES a a es Re OS a ee ee aS a a a a a a a ee ee a eee NTL SES Gg PS a) a ee ee Le ES TE YS TT EL |, ee ee eee ee oer Ween |G We ena eae SER ee Pes mane | pe Ra a. Tha Pap ope Ma pode ay obeys yo [at | MDAC SDL ee Se esa Ninn aan aR Peewee ae ee (2S ae SE ee IE Pe SS es ee a a ee AI ee I ieee NS LR TS LR TL DL a PS A ee ee itl OPTRA SUN AMD Pe lay NES Gee Pes (ee Pts Oeepaien Plo los tisth apo hide pa ae epee bo fe 7] BW ee Fe }$—+--+} 4+ + +++ ++ +--+ +--+ + ++ + + + +H Ea aus pon ft ft tf. 4——}—- f--! alas L epee abe eee Pes eey RA PRR RSE Ee eee eS eS ee jan SA i Sa AeBine Sie eke [RBS RlS RIT ee oe ee ees BRE eRe EEE ee i ieee A a ee eae beta eet tt 15s us lk Pa BPa™, ar }—+—f}- +} +++ t+} eee) eae wae (Sid ee | — bei at isis Basho Val pg Mate octet tae EPR EERE REE Sone nn en On se Se Sen ee a Se ee eee eee Pete sf? Ces ie learlbyelts \i Veden alae 46 AN Perens) Awe PTF Par ulprigebegi 4 [test F [| sess oaas es Sr ae re noe Aer (es ee toe 2 te LA t\ { Z\ 5 pane pet Bw haiad SAW eee be (il Ab aa eA ae \ oes mene “on eae EE ma Ze 2 ay bn eo oo os aT Mav Sa ao rn nee UR J Ses a a tft tf 4} +f (oon RS Cd BS) L—-—4 ila = ih i Bd a es = aia ial [4 ropema le eae ey jay Rea c- radial 2 tior a a ec Wgbbin | Bye” eepes |Ucatess|—| |] IV. Clinical history.— Felt quite well on the night of the 7th December. On the morning of the 8th he took “ salts,” which acted at 7a.m. Then noticed that his urine was black. The stools were free, but he did not observe their colour. His assistants remarked at E S 131]