An account of the plague which raged at Moscow, in 1771 / by Charles de Mertens, M.D. ... ; translated from the French, with notes.

  • Mertens, Charles de, 1737-1788.
Date:
1799
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Credit: An account of the plague which raged at Moscow, in 1771 / by Charles de Mertens, M.D. ... ; translated from the French, with notes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    C 8 ] In the month of July, as foon as I found that the plague had fpread itfelf in the town, I requefled the Governors of the hcfpital to order all the gates to be Ihut, excepting that wher<e the porter lived; and not to fuffer any perfon to come in or go out, without permif- fion from the principal infpedlor. I further requefted them to lay in a large ftock, from places not yet infected, of .flour, cloth, linen, fhoes, and other neceflaries. In the month of Aiiguft, when the plague was raging with great fury, it was no longer permitted for any one to enter but myfelf. Perfons who lived out of the enclofure were hired to purchafe all the neceffaries of life, and to carry letters. I gave the porter fome written diredlions, in which I put down every thing he was to al- low to enter, and under what precautions. The butcher threw the meat into large tubs filled with vinegar, from which it was after- wards taken cut by the under-cook. I pro- hibited the admifiion of furs, wool, feathers, cotton, hemp, paper, linen, and liik; but I allowed fagar-loaves to be received, after tak- ing off the paper and packthread. Letters were