Electricity in medicine - Early works to 1800

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Observations upon the effects of electricity, applied to a tetanus, or muscular rigidity, of four months continuance . In a letter to the Royal Society. By William Watson, M.D. F.R.S. Member of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Madrid, and physician to the Foundling Hospital.
Watson, William Sir, 1715-1787.Date: 1763
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Observations on medical electricity Including a great number of cases in which electricity has been successfully applied. Recommending to the humane and benevolent the support of a public institution of this invaluable remedy, for the benefit of the afflicted poor. By Henry Bemrose, formerly electrician to the poor, at the foundery, upper-moor-fields, and now at the electrical dispensary, Featherstone-Street, City-Road, London.
Bemrose, HenryDate: 1794
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A letter to Mr. George Adams, on the subject of medical electricity; from Mr. John Birch, surgeon
Birch, John 1745?-1815.Date: 1792
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The utility of medical electricity illustrated, in a series of cases, and practical observations Tending to prove the superiority of vibrations to every other mode of applying the electric fluid. By Francis Lowndes, medical electrician, St. Paul's Church-Yard, and author of observations on medical electricity.
Lowndes, FrancisDate: 1791