The history of the contagious cholera ; with facts explanatory of its origin and laws, and of a rational method of cure. / By James Kennedy.

  • Kennedy, James, 1803-1868.
Date:
1831
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Credit: The history of the contagious cholera ; with facts explanatory of its origin and laws, and of a rational method of cure. / By James Kennedy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    PREFACE. My attention was first called to the subject of the Contagious Cholera, by the accounts of its early progress, which were transmitted from India to Europe. I have since had an opportunity, during a temporary residence in Bengal, the country where it originated, of observing the disease to a considerable extent, and of conducting the medical treat- ment of a number of patients. The results of this experience, and of information which I there obtained respecting the Cholera, are a