A sketch of the history and cure of febrile diseases ; more particularly as they appear in the West-Indies among the soldiers of the British Army / by Robert Jackson.

  • Jackson, Robert, 1750-1827.
Date:
1817
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Credit: A sketch of the history and cure of febrile diseases ; more particularly as they appear in the West-Indies among the soldiers of the British Army / by Robert Jackson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    aware. Besides omission of what may be necessary on some occasions to a proper un- derstanding of the case, there are probably mistakes from inadvertence, unnecessary repe- titions from forgetfulness of method, opinions arising from direct observation expressed abruptly or without deference to authorities, and, as such, liable to be considered as pre- sumptuous; but with all these defects, and I am ready to admit their existence, nothing will, I believe, be found within the volume, which has a tendency to mislead those who study and seek to understand things as they actually are at the bed side of the sick. It has been my aim, whether I have attained it or not others must judge, to place the sub- ject before the reader without technical dis- guise. I state the fact according to my best comprehension of it, leaving every one to exercise his own mind in forming judgment in the case. If sense and reason, divested of prejudice, do not bring to the reader evi- dence of the usefulness and truth of the suggestions which I offer, or of the prac- tices which I recommend, I require nothing from him on the score of authority. I do in this case what I conceive to be right, and, having done so, I neither solicit praise