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Day Temperature 98.4°F. Evening 98.6°F.
Admitted into Benenden November 18th. Discharged 25th April,
1911.
Number of days under treatment 158.
Conditian of disease on discharge—Improved.
Prognosis - Very poor. Suffers from Epilepsy.
Case 8.—D. M. Bookbinder, Single, Age 21 years.
No history of Phthisis in family. Was quite well up to 10 months
ago, when he developed a cough. Pour months ago was
treated in Brompton Hospital. His symptoms are bloodspitting
4 months ago, thinning and constant cough.
Sputum examined—Positive for Bacilli.
Apex of right lung affected.
Pulse 120. Day temperature 99°F. Eveniag 10l°F.
Weight 8 stone.
Admitted to Benenden November 22nd, 1910. Discharged himself
November 28th, 1910.
This patient was home-sick and would not remain.
Case 9.—W. J., Brass Finisher, Single, Age 32 years.
Eldest brother died of Phthisis. Had good health up to 15
months ago, when he had a cough and general malaise. Was
treated from March to June of 1910, at St. Margaret's Hospital
for Consumptives. Never had any blood-spitting. General
symptoms cough and thinning.
Sputum examined—Positive for Bacilli.
Right lung much affected, both base and apex.
Pulse 120. Day temperature 97.4°F. Evening 97.4°F.
Weight 6 stone 11½ bs,
Admitted to Benenden December 7th, 1910. Discharged 3rd
January, 1911.
Number of days under treatment 28. Gain 5¼ lbs.