Medical, geographical, and agricultural report of a committee appointed by the Madras Government to inquire into the causes of the epidemic fever which prevailed in the provinces of Coimbatore, Madura, Dindigul, & Tinnivelly, during the years 1809, 1810, and 1811 : of which Dr. W. Ainslie was President; Mr. A. Smith, Second Member ; Dr. M. Christy, Third Member.
- Madras (India : Presidency). Medical Committee to Inquire into the Causes of the Epidemic Fever.
- Date:
- 1816
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Credit: Medical, geographical, and agricultural report of a committee appointed by the Madras Government to inquire into the causes of the epidemic fever which prevailed in the provinces of Coimbatore, Madura, Dindigul, & Tinnivelly, during the years 1809, 1810, and 1811 : of which Dr. W. Ainslie was President; Mr. A. Smith, Second Member ; Dr. M. Christy, Third Member. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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