John Collins – St. Vincent Doctor in 1787

COLLINS, John ((22 October 1787))

Two letters from John COLLINS, Esq. of the Island of St. Vincent, addressed to Benjamin VAUGHN, Esq., of London, on the subject of a species of Angina Maligna, and the Use of Capsicum in that and several other diseases. Communicated by Dr. Adair CRAWFORD. Read Jan. 19, 1790.

LETTER I (dated October 22, 1787) describes an outbreak in February 1786 affecting children about the age of four years that brought on a fever, oral secretions and sweats which killed most victims within two weeks of onset. He mentions that several children, both black and white, on his estate (the name of the estate was not given), and other estates, had died from the disease during that time.

SOURCE: (BOOK): Society for Promoting Medical Knowledge, Medical communications. London, 1784-90. Vol. 2 of 2. Pgs. 363 – 384. Chapter XXVII.