An essay towards the improvement of physick. In twelve proposals. By which the lives of many thousands of the rich, as well as of the poor, may be saved yearly. With an essay for imploying the able poor ... / [John Bellers].

  • Bellers, John, 1654-1725
Date:
1714
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Credit: An essay towards the improvement of physick. In twelve proposals. By which the lives of many thousands of the rich, as well as of the poor, may be saved yearly. With an essay for imploying the able poor ... / [John Bellers]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (s) IVefiminfier; in which Com pa is, it is fuppofed that there are about a Tenth Part -of the People of South Britain only; and therefore it may well be Computed, that there are about Two Hundred Thoufand who Die with¬ in the Kingdom in the fame Time; though we have no Pefiilentid Diftemper Rages among us, but our A N Y M O S I T I E S. And it may be reafonably fuppofed, that a Hundred Thoufand, of thofe Two Hundred Thoufand, Die Yearly Of Curable Difeafes; for want of Timely Advice, and Suit¬ able Medicines. Confidering that above Three Quarters of our People are Poor, and not able to procure either, but what’s or Cha r it y ; and therefore many of them muft be Loll, and Die Mtferably, for want of a fuitable Proviiion rot them, Befides, in a time of Contagion, their Poverty makes them the more liable to Infection ■ as is fiipnofed was their Cafe lately in Swedeland. PP ’ * - And if the other part of our People can procure a Phyfitian s Attendance, vet Difeafes and Slcdicmcs are fo Myfterious in many Cafes, and of thofe which are known by forne Phyfitians, are but little underftood by many others, that it may be queftioned, whether one Half of the Rich may not Die of fuch Maladies as would be Curable, it Difeafes and Medicines were better Under- ilood, and more Univerfal. And who knows whether Hmfelf, a favourite Daugh¬ ter, or his only Son, the Heir and Hopes of his Family may not be of that Number ? :’