Spread of Typhoid.  -- Sir William Jenner, than whom no higher medical authority could well be quoted, in commenting upon this point, says: the spread of typhoid fever is, if possible, less disputable than the spread of cholera by the same means; solitary cases, outbreaks confined to single houses, to small villages into parts of large towns, cases are isolated it seems from all sources of policy, and epidemics affecting the inhabitants of large though limited localities, have all united to support, either testimony, the truth of the opinion that the admixture of a trace of excrement, but especially of excrement from a typhoid fever patient, with the water supply for drinking purposes, is the most efficient cause of the spread of the disease, and that the diffusion of them lady in a given locality is limited or otherwise, and limited just in proportion as the dwellers in that locality to write their supply of drinking water from polluted sources.

 

As we transition away from the topic of cholera and further into typhoid fever, it is apparent that the book draws a number of similarities.  Again though we see references to people that are quoted as authorities, however we have no other attribute nation to those people other than their given name.  One hundred years ago, there may have been few people with the name of William Jenner, I suspect that is no longer the case.

Additional Articles from the Book of Medicine:

• Pleura of the Lungs – Size/ shape/ weight of lungs
  
  

  Pleura of the Lungs. –in this chart we see also the pleura or the investing membrane of the lungs, and right below it the diaphragm or midriff.Two Distinct Lungs. –although the lungs are two in number, as far as their structure is concerned, and are perfectly distinct from each other, having, as we observe in the chart underneath this one, the heart and blood-vessels between them, yet as regards their functions they may be considered the same, since they received their blood from a single vessel, the pulmonary artery, and the air by one canal, the trachea or wind-pipe, and act in common with each other.

  Size and Shape of Lungs. –as will be observed, the lungs are not quite the same size or shape; the right lung, although somewhat shorter and thicker than the left, is the larger and stronger, being divided into three lobe; wills to the left is the smaller and weaker, divided into two lobes only, and hence more frequently subject to disease.

  Weight And Shape of Lungs. –the weight of the lungs varies very much; but in general they average about forty-two ounces in the male;thirty-six in the female; the right lung been about 2 ounces heavier than the left. Each lung is comical in shape, with a broad concave base resting on the convex surface of the midriff, the apex directed upward and extending into the root of the neck about 1 inch above the level of the first rib.

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  This section sounds much more scientific than the opening statement, it does have quite a few excessive examples of commas and even a few semicolons, but it doesn’t mention corsets, and it seems to stick to the facts or leased a description of the lungs in this particular case.

  A student studying medicine might learn something about the lungs from the section, although I suppose it probably was a practical thing to learn hundred years ago that corsets cause and strictures in the lungs. In fact it might have even been common knowledge although there may have been some sort of taboo against discussing such things and maybe it was only known by certain people. Therefore it might’ve been very practical to call that a medical book in case male readers or male doctors were somehow ignorant of the problems caused by corsets.

• SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE BRAIN, FACE AND THROAT
  
  

  Today were looking at another section, this one reviewing the brain, face and throat. I warn you in advance that the review is somewhat incomplete by the authors of the book and it’s more a review of the image that of any actual body parts. Before you too far into this section I just mention that this seems to be an initial trend of using many words to describe nothing. It’s possible that this medical book was the Seinfeld of its day.

  The Brain And Its Bony Citadel.- the arches, with true anatomical instinct in a rare technical ability in regard to accuracy in minute detail, has performed as part of the work in this illustration with such faithful fidelity to nature that one cannot withhold a word of praise at the grand style and elaborate manner of its execution. This elegant and artistic anatomical plate represents the brain held firmly in position within its strong bony citadel, but collect and 20 from above downward, thus showing its internal mechanism and construction; besides which it gives the internal arrangements of the nose, tongue, throat and neck.

  This initial section, or rather the first paragraph of the of this section provides more praise to the artist and description of the actual topic, which in case you missed it is a picture showing a cross-section of the human head and neck to include the spinal column.  The image is labeled correctly and is in color.the same picture could’ve been provided in a textbook as late as 20 or 30 years ago at a grade school or high school level.  The diagram is accurate as far as labels and body parts are concerned, however they’re drawing and rendering are somewhat untrue to form and don’t exactly provide the insights into the function of the movable parts quite like we may see a representation today.

  The diagram for the tongue in particular is somewhat peculiar looking and seems to show an example of the tongue lopped off or half swallowed.  This aspect of the drying is a little odd, and I suspect the artist may have taken some liberties in their drawing to expedite the process and that all the pieces in their approximate space.

• How to destroy the Breeding Places of Mosquitoes-Part 3
  
  

  How to destroy the breeding places of mosquitoes.-Mosquitoes will breathe indoors as well as outside. Any water left in clogged sinks, toilet fixtures, water pitchers in bedrooms, slop jars buckets, tubs, spittoons, aquariums without fish, or in fact any vessel which is capable of holding the few teaspoons of Still water, will afford a breeding Place for the mosquito. Neglect to remove or repair the above structure is only allowing a large crop of mosquitoes to develop and annoy you and your neighbors by bites, disturbing your comfort, preventing rest, sleep and subjecting you to the malaria and yellow fever if you are in a district where these diseases are known to exist.

  So yet again they’ve managed to find a way to include another list of places where mosquitoes might be born or patch. Thanks a lot for that. There’s only one paragraph bonus section and they still haven’t described how to destroy the breeding places.  With these types of vagueness I’d almost expect them to tell me to shut the wood blinds to keep out the mosquitoes too.