A report of the practice of midwifery, at the Westminster General Dispensary, during 1818 : including new classifications of labours, abortions, female complaints, and the diseases of children; with computations on the mortality among lying-in women, and children; and the probabilities of abortion taking place at different periods of pregnancy, &c., &c., with select cases and formulae / by Augustus Bozzi Granville.

  • Granville, A. B. (Augustus Bozzi), 1783-1872.
Date:
1819
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Credit: A report of the practice of midwifery, at the Westminster General Dispensary, during 1818 : including new classifications of labours, abortions, female complaints, and the diseases of children; with computations on the mortality among lying-in women, and children; and the probabilities of abortion taking place at different periods of pregnancy, &c., &c., with select cases and formulae / by Augustus Bozzi Granville. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    On subjects of so much delicacy, the style in which the report was to be written, could not be a matter of indifference to the Author. He has, therefore, purposely and with great care, avoided all those expressions, whether professional or otherwise, which might have'rendered his work unfit for the perusal of those Ladies, whose names stand conspicuous on the list of Gover- * nors. That he has succeeded in this, he thinks he can venture to assert: and he moreover be- lieves, that from a perusal of the following pages, the female sex, in general, is likely to derive assurances tending to allay their apprehensions, and quiet their fears, on matters so intimately connected with their welfare and existence. The report is drawn up without any preten- sion on the part of the Author, but that which arises from a desire of shewing to the numerous individuals who have been pleased to place their entire confidence in him, that he has endeavoured to the best of his humble means to meet their wishes, and fulfil their expectations.