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OF THE LANDSEND.
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Classes of diseases. Individual diseases. Three years. 1810 to 1812. Three years. 1819 to 1821. Eleven years. 1823 to 1833. Total diseas. in 17 years. Total Diseas. in each class.
VIII. Diseases of the thoracic viscera.

A. Respirat. appartus.
Catarrh and cough 7 267 274
Chronic catarrh and chronic bronchitis 60 50 133 327
Chronic dyspnœa, and asthma 9 75
Acute and chronic pneumonia and pleurisy[1] 123 54 320 497
Hooping cough 8 6 45 60
Croup 7 4 4 15
Hæmoptysis and consumption 66 297
Hæmoptysis 11 78
Consumption 42 100
B. Organs of circulation Diseases of the heart and sorta 1 4 54 59
Palpitation and syncope 17 17
Pericardis 1 1
Angina perctoris 1 1 78
IX. Diseases of the abdominal viscera and outlets. Dysphagia 20 20
Stricture of œsophagus 1 4 5
Dyspepsia, prim. and second.[2] 143 228 467 838
Colica simplex 3 30 33
Cholera 4 4 67 75
Diarrhœa 20 216 236
Dysentery 7 9 16
Gastritis and gastric irritation 7 7
Gastrodynia 68 68
Pyrosis 28 28
Hæmatemesis 5 22 27
Hepatis and liver disease 6 14 54 74
Jaundice 7 2 6 15
Constipation 5 109 114
Peritonites 4 13 17
Tabes mesenterica 12 12
Worms [3]4 [4]16 163 183
Enteritis 9 4 17 30
Colic, constipation and tympanitis 8 8
Diarrhœa, dysentery & cholera 27 27
Hæmatemesis and hæmorhois 19 19
Hæmatemesis 2 32 34
Vomiting 15 15
Intestinal irritation 103 103
Marasmus 17 17
Disease of stomach 3 3 2025
  1. Of these, in column two, the distribution was—acute, 11; chronic, 43.
  2. This disease is thus subdivided in the reports, whence the third column is constructed:—dyspepsia primary, 74; secondary dyspepsia, or biliary disorder, 119; abdominal inflammation consecutive, 35; total, 228.—This title in column one, includes cardialgia and worm fever.
  3. Tænia.
  4. Tænia, 5; ascarides, 2; lumbricus, 9.