On the Outbreak of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis in the Province of Dantzic
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called to the epidemic at a later period, it is altogether impossible to determine where and when the pestilence had its origin. From the results of many inquiries, and from inspection of the bills of mortality, I am of opinion that the disease had not occurred as an epidemic, in the West Prussian districts, before the beginning of this year ; while some information received during my journey through the southern part of the circle of Berent, and the accordant testimony of the district physician, Dr. Wolff, of Conitz, (and also of the Government physician, Dr. Pian, in his report to the Government of Dantzic, under date of the 21st of March, 1865,) place it beyond doubt that epidemic meningitis had prevailed, in the parts of Marienverder adjacent to the province of Dantzic, during the latter part of last year, and had been attended by a considerable mortality. The results of my own observations show that the disease had prevailed, in a malignant form, in December 1864, at Long, in the district of Czersker. Dr. Wolff observed that, at the same time, six
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تاریخ انتشار 2017