Report on the questions, submitted by Dr. Farr to the Council, concerning the classification of epidemic diseases / Epidemiological Society.

  • Epidemiological Society of London.
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[1863]
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    €pitiemi(ilogtcal g^ocietp. KEPORT ON THE QUESTIONS, SUBMITTED BY DR. EARR TO THE COUNCIL, CON- CERNING THE CLASSIFICATION OF EPIDEMIC DISEASES. [Adopted 22nd February, 1865.] At the close of Session 1862-63, Dr. Farr submitted to the Council certain questions concerning the classification of Epi- demic Diseases. The Council, desirous to elicit the opinions of those members of the Society, and a few others, who might be presumed to have given attention to this important subject, prepared and distributed the following circular :— London, 20tb November, 1863. “Sir,—At a meeting of the Council on the 17th ultimo, a communication was received from Dr. Farr, one of the Vice- Presidents of the Society, relating to the subject of Nosological Arrangement, and with particular reference to the propriety of retaining a special class of diseases which shall include the great group of Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious maladies, and associating together, not only all the various forms of idiopathic Fevers, whether occasional and sporadic or epidemic and pestilen-