It is a curious fact, which I believe has not been noticed by any other writer, that female children labouring under attacks of Meningitis are sometimes affected with leucorrhœal discharges. I have met with several cases of this description: the children also of women subject to leucorrhœa will often, at an early age, be found affected with the same disease. Hence it would appear that leucorrhœa is occasionally hereditary.
K (page [37]).
It is unquestionable, notwithstanding the scepticism of some practitioners on the subject, (whose opinions are entitled to deference,) that recovery may take place, under appropriate treatment, in cases of Meningitis, even after effusion has unequivocally occurred. Preceding authors have noticed this fact, which I can confirm by my own experience. Practitioners cannot be too frequently reminded of it, and warned not to despair of success even in the last stage of Hydrencephalus.
L (page [42]).
For the information of the unprofessional reader, I beg to observe, that the membranes of the brain are serous membranes.
M (page [48]).
It will be observed hereafter, that Mr. North has experienced similar beneficial effects from the course above recommended, in cases where convulsions have been caused by diseased milk;—a strong corroborative coincidence.
N (page [52]).
I believe that where the milk is greatly diminished in quantity, it will also be found deteriorated in quality.