Observations on the influenza, or epidemic catarrh : as it appeared in Bristol and its environs, during the months of May and June, 1782. To which is added, a meteorological journal of the weather / by A. Broughton.
- Broughton, Arthur, -1796.
- Date:
- [1782?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on the influenza, or epidemic catarrh : as it appeared in Bristol and its environs, during the months of May and June, 1782. To which is added, a meteorological journal of the weather / by A. Broughton. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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