New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
wHEY DEA1H 0fIENESr occrfN.
THE MOTT HOURS NOT 50 FATAL a, THE DAY.
Dr. JOHN Irancl, Buns, ia The Ncwio.A Medical
.nnri.hl

THE NI8HT HOURS NOT 50 FATAL a, THE DAY.
DF. JOHN Francis Buns, ia The Nc"lo.A Modi, al
Journal
A very general opinion B, entertained by medical
practitioner, and o.h-g, ENGAGED Iu olna- Io4 tio
SICK tat the greatest aum,,f oi dc'tAa o''urln- n
individuals diLlclcd with disease tt"c, place during
the hOuIs Immediately succeeding HIdnI-ht ana pre-
ccdlns the dawn. Ini, upnlou most i.oba'h V'It
mates la part from imperfect ou-. .rtaiIol ana parity
from a nlsappLcuOu ot the Psychological las -Jy-
cIlmg the IJWc-J period ol VITALITY 90 90" hciily
individual The iulc Ia -ad t. b- parac uLtrl' tue
m th.sc suffering from CirOIlc cAEDrtlu- disease.
and deductions have uc "a made r m tr.' lmpr--
sIOns winch nave served ~ regulate The admn,irdtOn
w., Hl ".irr sdIn',,l.t.ro6 f,u - o. e. a. m r., tncn -
vitality lu The human hcius al 10, lowest. and moro
deaths occur At these hOulr tan at ans other period
such esp cs-!ons may bee fuud scattered tHCurh
works on mltcra mcdia ana therapeutics, and DO
many If the tcAt boO.s on the pfdo ilrc OF mcdi'nc
Thc idea finds expression al,p 30 tine lecture OF ticcl,
preston the mind of the medical student wh.ch
IS api t. remain pe'm'n' nj one; ac'Gp,"d I'm,
nor the time 70 'eff, or proyc 1t To my o"H ,'t,'
faction. Ic ] always doub,cd The cowcctnc-s of the
mind since cntcgiug on my duuc, ar the hospital /
have collected statistics which find d. not aefHe
circum,t,n That should greatly tend - increase Tire
death rate at night in large hospital principal among
GG'I h period r. s0 Bnrng tc ni3 IA all % c sn, are
cOnfnrd 10 the ward and ventilation j. ap' 70 be
pressing effect on those suffering tn pulmonary
affections, aud On those in whom disease ht, ci"ctod
characters II tie blood This alone should greatly
tend t. increase the number OF death al night. and, II
there truth in the accepted notion. the records
,hould show quite prcpondcrince Of deaths happen
in AT night.
ng twenty fewer case, during the hours from
D. III. to g a. NJ than for M" CORE -p0ndius twelve
hours 81 the dav. Again, from to q p M thcrc were
,ixty-six deaths than from 10 g a. m The total
number Of death, i'm the list ~ acute disease, for the
twelve hour from 8 =. m. 20 q a. M j. l'D joss ttn
for tsc corresponding period during thc dav. The
hours from TO a. m. in this li-t show fifty three
ca than for tho currc- pouding period ~ thc
afternoon this I'm nearly OnO carc, is very slight
In the chronic cases the Teltct number Of deaths ~
any one hour was al 4 y. m, with
1irot,inr The greatest in the acute list was
AZ 2 A. m with II a. m. and p. NJ. closely following.
The lowest number in The acntc list wa ri - M mid
night that hour drraied IN IN" slclr"pm by AZ
tcndants and 20 which good deal Of eup"rftton
attaches Il f. noticeable that the number for this
honr is exceedingly w-aiout half 9f the average
number. In the chronic cases the lowest number
From thcsr - 900 cases, extending over q period
~ t,tcIvn wears II wonh appear that d"afh occurs
seemingly without anv particular prcdcct0n Tor any
crian honr and that the number - deaths tpr each
h1r is very evenly proportioncd con'd ring ne lrse
rurnLcr ~ case taken ard TIE time covered. Ihr
only very poeitlvo concluci0Ns hav" formed from The
figures arc ]. That the 'd"a that more d"athS
take place In the early morning houS Is ~ erroneous
one .. II e+imulauts arc 70 hr pm h"d III dlSrfSe
dnring these hours the practice mnet he lustlNcd
upon other ground than 20 avert me posslhlntv
= danger euppnsod - ho vcrv probable a. this period
q that the vitality ~ individual IN disease j. not
~ecnlacd bv the Influences or subject - IN" sam"
laws TINT govern the vitality 81 n he1fhV hnmhn
hcirc. tho normal eOuillhrium maintained IN h"tfh
between the mental and physical states being altered