Observations on the comparative prevalence, mortality, and treatment of different diseases / illustrated by abstracts of cases.

  • Blane, Gilbert, Sir, 1749-1834
Date:
1813
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    But, with a view to comparison it will be neces. sary to carry back our researches into former times; and for this purpose I shall endeavour, from such imperfect lights as professional writings, historical records, and the bills of mortality afford, to make a brief recital of the most remarkable diseases which have arisen and have since disappeared in this country in the course of time, of those which have arisen but have not disappeared, and also of _ those which have prevailed with various degrees of frequency and fatality at different periods; con- cluding with an enumeration of those that have been more prevalent in our times than in former ages. To the first description belong the leprosy and the sweating sickness. The leprosy became gene- ral all over Europe in the twelfth century, and was supposed to have been imported by the crusaders, It became extinct, and was again imported into England, but has not been known in Europe, since the beginning of the sixteenth century. The sweating, sickness was supposed to have been imported by the army which invaded En- gland under Henry VII. It prevailed from 1485 till 1551, and in some years during one month in Autumn, with a fatality PDP ees to that of the plague. To the second description belong small-pox, a /. - a’ te ee ae ee a