Select cases of the disorder commonly termed the paralysis of the lower extremities / by John Jebb.

  • John Jebb
Date:
1782
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Select cases of the disorder commonly termed the paralysis of the lower extremities / by John Jebb. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    [ 5 ] p^yficlans of our hofpitals more gene- rally to imitate the manner purfued in the Infirmary of Edinburgh. Were they to point out to their pupils fuch particular cafes, as feemed moft likely to afford opportunities of improvement—wer# they to encourage them to meet and to report the refult of their enquiries into the fymptoms of the diforder, the effedt of the medicines, and the progrefs of the complaint to its fatal termination, or its cure—were they, laftjy, from the various accounts of the fludents, and their ov^n obfervations, to draw up regular and well- digefted hiftories of fuch cafes, as might appear moft deferving of attention, and infert them, properly authenticated, in the books of the hofpltal, fuch hiftories ^nd details would be attended with public a? well as private advantage ; they would be analagous to the reports and year-books of our lawyers—to the recorded obferva- tions of the appearances in the heavens—- B 2 an4