History of medicine in the province of Quebec / by Maude E. Abbott.

  • Maude Abbott
Date:
1931
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Credit: History of medicine in the province of Quebec / by Maude E. Abbott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction.5 Era of Primitive Medicine.9 Scurvy among the First Settlers (1535-1608). 12 French Medicine in the Seventeenth Century.14 Pioneer Physicians to the time of Michel Sarrazin (1608-1685) . . . 15 Rise of the Early French Hospitals (1639-1697). 21 Michel Sarrazin and other Pioneer Physicians to the year 1760 . 23 Medical Legislation under the French Regime.31 French Practitioners during the early Years of British Rule (1760- 1800) 32 Contemporary Physicians of British or Foreign Origin . . .37 Inoculation and Vaccination.41 The Licensing Act of 1788 . 46 Pioneer Physicians and Medical Activities in the early Nineteenth Century.49 Origin of the Montreal General Hospital. .56 Rise of the Montreal Medical Institution and the Medical Faculty of McGill University. . 58 The Great Epidemics and Development of Quarantine Regulations in Canada.61 Establishment of the Medical Faculties of Laval University, Que¬ bec, and of the Universite de Montreal .63 Rival Medical Schools in Montreal: The St. Lawrence School of Medicine; The Medical Faculty of Bishop’s College . . .66 Origin and Development of Medical Journalism and Societies . 67 Medical Licentiation Since the Act of 1788 71 Introduction of Anaesthesia.73 Dr. James Barry.74 History of the Care of the Insane.75 The Canadian National Committee for Mental Hygiene . . .80 Quebec Hospitals today.81 History of the Montreal Morgue.86 Outstanding Names in the Later Nineteenth Century . . . .88 Modern Progressive Movements.89 Bibliography. . 90 Index.93
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