A description of the jail distemper, as it appeared amongst the Spanish prisoners, at Winchester, in the year 1780; with an account of the means employed for curing that fever, and for destroying the contagion, which gave rise to it / by James Carmichael Smyth, M.D. F.R.S. fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and physician extraordinary to His Majesty.

  • Smyth, James Carmichael, 1741-1821.
Date:
1795
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Credit: A description of the jail distemper, as it appeared amongst the Spanish prisoners, at Winchester, in the year 1780; with an account of the means employed for curing that fever, and for destroying the contagion, which gave rise to it / by James Carmichael Smyth, M.D. F.R.S. fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and physician extraordinary to His Majesty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C 52.] caufc; but here, as in the real peftilence, the contagion introduced into the body, feems to act as a narcotic poifon upon the heart and nervous fyftem, fuppreffing the principle of life, inftead of routing it to the conflict. In this diftemper therefore, where nature can do fo little, and even art, unlefs immediately called to her affiftance, is equally unavailing, it is of the utmoft confequence for us to know whether the contagion can- not be prevented or deftroyed. Of the Means of preventing,, and of dejlroying, the Jail Contagion. As we are perfectly acquainted with the caufes of the jail contagion, we could cer- tainly prevent its formation, provided the means of doing fo were always in our power; but as we cannot command thefe, our next object is to endeavour to correct, or deftroy it, when formed. As a knowledge of the nature