The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-21
GRIP IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Facts Given as the Result of Inquiries
by Medical Journal.

The Indiana Medical Journal. edited by
DR.. Brayton, has made some inquiries re-
garding the grip in Indianapolis and in its
current issue will say:
THE grip is the most deadly plague
known In the history of medicine. 1t is
estimated that over 10000 died OF IL i'm the
State of New York in the late epidemics:
The same ratio to the populat existed
throughout the civilized world, nor were
the DarDarouS tribes exempt. The hrSt cases
of its appearance were jocularly received
over In the winters of iSsl and 1882 ID
was a fearful nervous disease, with many
deaths from prostration and pneumonia
Last winter IL was comparatively mild;
at the present time 1t is taking the cities
in succession, radiatng from the worlds
fair and now slowly penetrating into VIII
lagos and rural regions. The following
observations are from such physicians as
city physicians:
Inquiry at the City Dispensary shows
daily about one-third are recorded as in
huenza. Drs. l.. l.. Todd and A. Maxwell
state the disease is one-half OF their pres
ent practice. DR.. L. Reyer says one-third
OF his, with tonsilitis and ear inflamma-
tlon accomDaniments. DR.. s. Wagner had
the disease with the rest of his family;
may be out in a week with proper treat
ment Drs. NJ. Norris. J. l. Masters and
i. ferguson have had severe attacks, but
are convalescent. DR.. Z. S. Elder has not
ceen much of it; is doubtful of its prev
alence; little of it has been observed by
DrS. L. Potter, O. II. Taylor and J. Nc
Shane. These gentlemen may represent the
conservative class who think coryza, bron-
chltis, nyaizia, etc, are too often denomi-
and recognizes all the ear marks Of the
enemy or two years ago. DR.. Kimberlin
recognizes its prevalence and its con-
tagiousness; thinks it attacks this winter
the extremes of life. Most who speak of
IL notice the prevalence of sympathetic
gaStritiS and enteritis vomiting abdom-
are dying with the pneumonia complica-
ton of grip-probably because this class
ago-the material is exhausted. DIR. Wool
en- states that grip is complicating chronic
catarrhal cases, interfering with the usual
satisfactory treatment: DR.. Masters OBJ
serves the same with the ear. DIR. John
Oliver has seen less of it the last week
than earlier. DR.. +. hays thinks there is
little true grip we knew ii two years
ago. with lOng-continued nervous ex-
haustion; thinks Il week of dry cold
weather would brush ii aside. DrS. p
Fl. and Henry jameson think grip con-
stitutes over one-third OF present practice.
The latter says the first cases came from
Chicago in middle of last November. The
classical symptoms are present: muscular
pains, severe pain in back of head and
neck, backache. lightning pains through
tendency to pneumonia in those who ex-
pose themselves. Stomach and intestinal
disturbances are frequently present
"All our physicians agree that the grip
is not virulent this winter; that il is
amenable TO treatment, and is without
the severe nervous prostration of two
years ago, but that those who go TO bed
and avoid work, worry and exposure DO
| best. AS to treatment the physicians
recognize it as an infectious microbic dis
ease seflimited and having no known
| specific Symptoms are met as they arise
| and few as yet have died with the plague .
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