Sentence:  [T]hoſe [remedies] that have obtain'd the Name of Antiſcorbutick, Antiſcrophulous, Traumatick, Vulnerary or Healing Medicines, and ſuch as are <WSD>deem'd</WSD> Sweeteners of the Blood, and Correctors of Acrimony, ... have all in their turns been held in high Eſteem; ... Some think the Cure of a "Phthiſis" is to be compaſſed only by Alkalies; others by Acids; abundance of Phyſicians are of Opinion that no Good can be done in thi Diſeaſe without Opiates, which ſome <WSD>deem</WSD> very pernicious; ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.