Volume 1

An account of the diseases most incident to children from their birth till the age of puberty; with a successful method of treating them. To which is added, an essay on nursing. Also a general account of the Dispensary for the Infant Poor, from its first institution in 1769 to the present time / by George Armstrong.

  • Armstrong, George, 1719-1789.
Date:
1777
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An account of the diseases most incident to children from their birth till the age of puberty; with a successful method of treating them. To which is added, an essay on nursing. Also a general account of the Dispensary for the Infant Poor, from its first institution in 1769 to the present time / by George Armstrong. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    • « • ty has been in a great meafure de¬ prived of that experience which is ne- ceffary towards improving this im¬ portant branch of medicine. On this account, as well as many others, the Difpenfary for the Infant Poor will be found of great fervice, as it af¬ fords a conftant fupply of a great number and variety of cafes, in al- mofl all the difeafes (the chronical ones at lead) to which the infant age is fubjeet; and thereby becomes a continual fund for experience, which, befides other advantages, muft be of the greateft ufe towards quali- fying young beginners for praftifing amongft children, if they avail them- felves of it. For here they may fee a far greater number and variety of cafes* than they can any where elfe. The hime thing may be faid of phy- fic as of anatomy. A young man, if he has time for it, and gives fufficient application,