inspectedthebody，andthenightafterattendedalady，Mrs。B。，whosickened，anddied16th。The10th，Iattendedanother，Mrs。G。，whosickened，butrecovered。March16th，IwentfromMrs。G。’sroomtoattendaMrs。H。，whosickened，anddied21st。The17th，IinspectedMrs。B。Onthe19th，IwentdirectlyfromMrs。H。’sroomtoattendanotherlady，Mrs。G。，whoalsosickened，anddied22d。WhileMrs。
B。wassick，on15th，Iwentdirectlyfromherroomafewrods，andattendedanotherwoman，whowasnotsick。Upto20thofthismonthI
worethesameclothes。Inowrefusedtoattendanylabor，anddidnottillApril21st，when，havingthoroughlycleansedmyself，I
resumedmypractice，andhadnomorepuerperalfever。
“Thecaseswerenotconfinedtoanarrowspace。Thetwonearestwerehalfamilefromeachother，andhalfthatdistancefrommyresidence。Theotherswerefromtwotothreemilesapart，andnearlythatdistancefrommyresidence。Therewerenoothercasesintheirimmediatevicinitywhichcametomyknowledge。Thegeneralhealthofallthewomenwasprettygood，andallthelaborsasgoodascommon，exceptthefirst。Thiswoman，inconsequenceofmynotarrivinginseason，andthechildbeinghalf-bornatsometimebeforeIarrived，wasverymuchexposedtothecoldatthetimeofconfinement，andafterwards，beingconfinedinaveryopen，coldroom。Ofthesixcasesyouperceiveonlyonerecovered。