An address to the King and Parliament of Great Britain, on the important subject of preserving the lives of its inhabitants, by means which, with the sanction and assistance of the legislature, would be rendered simple, clear, and efficacious to the people at large ... With an appendix, in which is inserted a letter from Dr. Lettsom, to the author. To which are subjoined, hints for improving the art of restoring suspended animation: and also for administering dephlogisticated air in certain diseases, and particularly in the present epidemic-termed influenza. Proposed (in a letter to Dr. Hawes) / By A. Fothergill.

  • Hawes, William, 1736-1808
Date:
1782
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Credit: An address to the King and Parliament of Great Britain, on the important subject of preserving the lives of its inhabitants, by means which, with the sanction and assistance of the legislature, would be rendered simple, clear, and efficacious to the people at large ... With an appendix, in which is inserted a letter from Dr. Lettsom, to the author. To which are subjoined, hints for improving the art of restoring suspended animation: and also for administering dephlogisticated air in certain diseases, and particularly in the present epidemic-termed influenza. Proposed (in a letter to Dr. Hawes) / By A. Fothergill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( s r - j^ally in the open Street, amidft a Croud of Spectators, whom Curioiityand Sympathy have drawn together 5 and as they come by Chance* they are not furnifhed with any of the Neceffaries to forward the Medical Practitioner in his laudable Endeavours to reftore Animation. Even if the unhappy and much to be pitied Perfon thus fud- denly arrefted by the Semblance of Death, has the external Appearance of a better Fortune, his Situation is little mended*— Inftead of the feemingly dead Body lying on the cold Earth or Pavement* it may perhaps be raifed from the Ground and placed on a Shop Floor $ but (till the fame Confufion and Diftrefs prevail, ftill the Medical Gentleman, on being fent for, has to regret the Want of neceffary as well as proper Afliilance in order to rouze the latent Spark of Life.