Epidemic of Typhoid Fever in Surat
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on the 28th day, one on the 19th day, and one on the 22nd day of the illness, each one with a varying degree of hepatic enlargement. In each case the liver has been more than three fingers below the right costal arch. The one seen on the 28th day had also an enlarged and tender gall-bladder. This hepatic enlargement has been extremely tender and painful, causing marked restlessness and hiccup, nausea, eructations, vomiting, etc. In two of the three cases, a vague history of a previ-
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