Observations on the pestilential cholera, (asphyxia pestilenta), as it appeared at Sunderland in the months of November and December, 1831 : and on the measures taken for its prevention and cure / by William Ainsworth.

  • Ainsworth, William, 1807-1896.
Date:
1832
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Credit: Observations on the pestilential cholera, (asphyxia pestilenta), as it appeared at Sunderland in the months of November and December, 1831 : and on the measures taken for its prevention and cure / by William Ainsworth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE Introduction I Account of Sunderland, and Proceedings of the Board of Health 13 On the Nature and Characters of the Disease. I. Symptoms 50 II. Mode of Propagation 63 Discussion of Probabilities 67 Discussion of Positive Facts 76 III. Physiology and Pathology 104 On the Measures taken for the Cure of the Disease. I. Treatment 138 II. Prophylactic Measures 162