An account of the epidemical catarrhal fever, commonly called the influenza; : as it appeared in the city and environs of Durham, in the month of June, 1782. To which is prefixed, A discourse on the improvement of medical knowledge. / By P. Dugud Leslie, M.D. F.R.S. With a letter to the author, on the influenza; as it appeared at Newcastle upon Tyne. By John Clark, M.D.

  • Leslie, Patrick Dugud, 1751-1783
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[1783]
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Credit: An account of the epidemical catarrhal fever, commonly called the influenza; : as it appeared in the city and environs of Durham, in the month of June, 1782. To which is prefixed, A discourse on the improvement of medical knowledge. / By P. Dugud Leslie, M.D. F.R.S. With a letter to the author, on the influenza; as it appeared at Newcastle upon Tyne. By John Clark, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It is not, I believe, certainly known, in which quarter of the globe, this dif- eafe firft arofe. By fome it is fuppofed of European, by others of Afiatic ori¬ gin. Both opinions are fupported by a variety of plaufible arguments ; but as the queftion appears to me of too lit¬ tle importance to deferve a ferious dif- cuffion, I {hall hazard no conjectures on the fab]eel, but content myfelf with obferving, that we have no au¬ thentic accounts of the Influenza, be¬ fore it appeared at Peterfburgh in the beginning of February laft. From Peterfburgh it fpread with af- tonifliing rapidity over the whole Ruf¬ fian empire, and all the northern parts of the continent. It was imported to London about the middle of the month of May, but reached not Durham till 8th