Observations on fevers, wherein the different species, nature and method of treating those diseases, are represented in new and interesting points of view ... / by John Roberts.

Date:
1781
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Credit: Observations on fevers, wherein the different species, nature and method of treating those diseases, are represented in new and interesting points of view ... / by John Roberts. 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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    / Men which dally happ(*ned, both on f3oard the Ships as well as in the Halj^ital on lliore; iindes the evident Appearance of a very high Degree of Putrefa61ion; determined me to lay afid® mj former Mode of Pradlice, and in its ftead, fub- flitute that, which is'defcribed in the following Sheets under the Head of Putrid Fevers. I hac not adopted it for many Days before I had the Pleafure to find that I had not done wrongs finding it, when it was timely began, and dili- gently perfifted in, prove almoft univenfall} fuccefsful. Twk jdeafing Stltisfadlron which I felt on re: feeding that I had, in no fmall Degree, contri- buted to the Prefervation of many ufeful Men, was too great to fuffer me to pafs over my Adodc of Pradlice with flight Attention, I have therefore committed it to Paper, as well as fuel Obfervations which, from Time to Time, 1 have been able to make, tending to edablifh ir iny own Mind the 'Propriety of adopting th< fame Methdd of Pradlice in all Fevers attend^ with a great Degree of Putrefaedion. I h^''* alfu paid no fmall Attcntiofi to the Niiture an<