Inebriety : its etiology, pathology, treatment and jurisprudence / by Norman Kerr.

  • Kerr, Norman, 1834-1899.
Date:
1888
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Credit: Inebriety : its etiology, pathology, treatment and jurisprudence / by Norman Kerr. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. For some years past innumerable enquiries have been addressed to me by Inebriates, by their friends, and by my medical brethren, as to the best course to be adopted in dealing with the Inebriate. The one common feature of most of these enquiries has been the non-recognition of a disease element in Inebriety, and the acknowledg- ment of only a moral depravity. The intelligent minor- ity who have exhibited a knowledge of the physical aspect of intemperance have sought advice as to medi- cinal remedies, the selection of a suitable Home, or some other detail of therapeutic treatment. With a view to impart useful knowledge on all these and kindred points, the present volume has been written in the hope that it may aid, however feebly, through the medium of the attending practitioner who I trust will be among my readers, in the enlightenment of the patient, his sorely-tried relatives, and the community, in the great truth that Inebriety is a disease, as curable as most other diseases., calling for medical, mental, and moral treatment. I am also not without hope that the work may be found serviceable by my professional colleagues. 42 Grove Road, Regent's Park, London, N.W. February, 1888.