room。Thesameeveningheattendedawomaninlaborwithoutpreviouslychanginghisclothes；thispatientdied。Thenextmorninghedeliveredawomanwiththeforceps；shediedalso，andofmanyotherswhowereseizedwiththediseasewithinafewweeks，threesharedthesamefateinsuccession。
InJune，1823，heassistedsomeofhispupilsattheautopsyofacaseofpuerperalfever。Hewasunabletowashhishandswithpropercare，forwantofthenecessaryaccommodations。Ongettinghomehefoundthattwopatientsrequiredhisassistance。Hewentwithoutfurtherablution，orchanginghisclothes；boththesepatientsdiedwithpuerperalfever。ThissameDr。CampbellisoneofDr。
Churchill’sauthoritiesagainstcontagion。
Mr。Robertonsaysthatinoneinstancewithinhisknowledgeapractitionerpassedthecatheterforapatientwithpuerperalfeverlateintheevening；thesamenightheattendedaladywhohadthesymptomsofthediseaseonthesecondday。Inanotherinstanceasurgeonwascalledwhileintheactofinspectingthebodyofawomanwhohaddiedofthisfever，toattendalabor；withinforty-eighthoursthispatientwasseizedwiththefever。’
Onthe16thofMarch，1831，amedicalpractitionerexaminedthebodyofawomanwhohaddiedafewdaysafterdelivery，frompuerperalperitonitis。Ontheeveningofthe17thhedeliveredapatient，whowasseizedwithpuerperalfeveronthe19th，anddiedonthe24th。