A sketch of medical climatology : Pau and its neighbourhood / by H.Duboue .... Tr. from the French by R. de Musgrave Clay.

  • Duboué, Paul Henri, 1834-1889.
Date:
1882
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Credit: A sketch of medical climatology : Pau and its neighbourhood / by H.Duboue .... Tr. from the French by R. de Musgrave Clay. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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    CONTENTS On the practical use of climato'ogical studies 1 On the coordination to be gi\ cn to such studies 2 A. — Topography and meteorology 3 B — Medical climatology 33 I — Affections of the digestive organs, dyspepsia, etc 33 II — Affections of the respiratory organs 34 lo Laryngismus stridulus, or false croup 34 2° Diphtheria and croup 35 On the absence of malignancy and the lesser degree of contagion 35 3° Simple acute bronchitis 37 4° Pulmonary phthisis 39 On the difficulty and importance of this climatic study 39 The climate ot a region is « indecomposable » 41 On the analogy of climatic with hydrological and ma- teria medica questions 41 § I. Is a given climate really beneficial, indifferent or noxious? 43 On the impossibility of establishing undeniable statistics with regard to foreign patients 43 On cases of pulmonary phthisis observed among the well to do classes of the region 44 On the impossibility of obtaining at present precise figures concerning the indigent class 45