The code of health and longevity, or, A general view of the rules and principles calculated for the preservation of health, and the attainment of long life / by Sir John Sinclair.

London : Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper; and William Tait, Edinburgh, 1833.

xx, 430, 172 pages : illustrations, portraits

5th ed.

Prov: Inscribed "To the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from the author. John Sinclair, 15th July 1833."
Note: John Sinclair of Thurso was a lawyer and member of parliament. A voluminous writer, he is best known as the compiler of the first Statistical Account of Scotland. His Code of health is one of the most comprehensive works on gerontology ever written. It contains a bibliography of 1800 works on ageing, excerpts from ancient authors, personal narratives, national statistics and illustrations of the longest lived people throughout Europe

This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.