The influence of climate, and other agents on the human constitution with reference to the causes and prevention of disease, among seamen : with an account of the epidemic fever of Jamaica / by Robert Armstrong.

Date:
1843
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Credit: The influence of climate, and other agents on the human constitution with reference to the causes and prevention of disease, among seamen : with an account of the epidemic fever of Jamaica / by Robert Armstrong. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Colour of the Skin.—Ancient and modern opinions.—Varieties of men not produced by heat of climate.—Effects of various external agents on Man and Animals.—Locality and mode of life.—Deteriorating influences.—Power of accommodation to circumstances 1 CHAPTER II. Mode of vitality, in Man and Animals, depends upon the condition of the Functions of the Respiratory, Sanguiferous, and Nervous Systems.—Animal Heat.—Power of generating Heat varies at different seasons, greatest in Cold Climates. —Physical condition of Man in different Regions: corres- ponding differences in Mode of Life.—Influence of Seasons on Disease.—Effects of change of Climate on a Ship’s Company.—Changes in the Circulating Fluids.—Acquired Susceptibilities 13 CHAPTER III. Exhalations from the Soil of Marshy Districts.—General belief in Malaria.—Opinions of the nature and origin of Malaria.— Properties and effects of Malaria.—Fevers occur where