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Excerpt from Observations on Naval Hygiene and Scurvy: More Particularly as the Latter Appeared During a Polar Voyage The Observations contained in the following pages are not presented as a systematic Treatise on either Hygiene or Scurvy; but as they are of a practical nature, it has occurred to me that they might not prove an unacceptable addition to the knowledge which we at present possess on these subjects. Those on Scurvy have been compiled from the Journal of my Practice, kept during a prolonged period of service in H.M.S. "Investigator," in the Arctic Regions, for which Sir Gilbert Blane's gold medal has been recently awarded to me. With the permission of the present Director-General of the Navy (Sir John Liddell, C.B.), that Journal has been temporarily placed at my disposal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Treatise on Hygiene and Public Health: The pathology and etiology of infectious diseases [by] E. Klein. The natural history of infectious diseases [by] T. W. Thompson. Small-pox and vaccination [by] John C. McVail. Vital statistics [by] Arthur Ransome. Marine hygiene [by] Henry E. Armstrong. Military hygiene [by] J. Lane Notter. Disposal of the dead [by] Sir T. Spencer Wells and F. W. Lowndes. Medical officer of health [by] Alfred Ashby

Thomas Stevenson

Published: 1898

Total Pages: 1040


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1772 edition. Excerpt: ... would not have published any thing upon, the subject. There is an edition of Roujjetii put down by Mercklin si J and Lipeniusk in the year 1564; arid of Wierius observa* tions in 1567. The learned Dr. AJiruc (/) Is of opinion, that these last were not pub* listied till 1580. It is thus far certain, that those authors corresponded together; and upon Wierus sending to Ronjfeus Ecbthius's letter, now called his Epitome, he published it, together with his own work, Wierus*s observations, and two of Langius's epistles* in the year 1583. CHAP. IL Bibliotheca scorbutica: or, A chronological /view of what has hitherto been published on tbejcurvy. A. D. DEGREESfOan. Echthii defcorbtito, velscorbu* 1541**/ tica pqffione DEGREES epitome. He proposes it as a question, Whether the blood in the scurvy may not be corrupted* without the spleen or any other of the bowels being affected ? but is inclined to think the spleen often is. He assigns as causes of this disease, gross and unwhole some si) Linden, rtnwat. sk) Bibliotheca rial, medic. (I) Lib, dt morbit venereis. some food, such as salted, dried, or putrid flesh and fish, rancid pork, spoilt bread, bad water, &c. He distinguishes the symptoms into two classes. The first contains such as appear at the beginning, and are common to it with other diseases; the second, the succeeding and more certain signs of the malady. Under the first, he comprehends a heaviness of the body, with an unusual weariness, generally most sensibly felt after exercise; a tightness of the breast, and a weakness of the legs; an itching, redness, and pain of the gums; a change of colour in the face to a darkish hue: and observes, that where all these symptoms concur, we may fortel an approaching scurvy. But the more certain