On sulphur as a remedy in epidemic cholera / by John Grove.

  • Grove, John, 1815-1895
Date:
1849
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Credit: On sulphur as a remedy in epidemic cholera / by John Grove. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    medicine or otherwise, it will be found, as after 1832, that statistical records will not avail in fur¬ thering the advancement of medical science, from the simple fact, that no well concerted method has been applied to meet this desideratum.# The professional men, as they are at present en» gaged, have neither the opportunity nor the inclina¬ tion to devote themselves as a body to professional attainments, their mode of conducting business almost precludes the possibility of success, even under the most strenuous exertions. The great bulk of the practices of this country average from £300 to about £800 per annum ; they are generally conducted by single individuals. What an amount of toil and labour has to be borne to obtain these incomes, small as thev are; the mental anxietv suffered when much sickness and mortality prevail, or during attendance upon any dangerous cases, can scarcely be conceived by those who are unconnected with the profession. Let any man ask his profes¬ sional adviser what leisure he finds during the year, he will then discover the cause of differences of opinion, want of unanimity, uncertain results of inquiries upon important subjects connected with public health, and all the attendant train of evils inseparable from the present state of medical affairs. * I suggested a form for obtaining accurate information on this subject in the Lancet, accompanied by a letter. It met with the approbation of many of the profession, but has never been adopted.
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