A few general rules and instructions ... to be attended to by those ... who are afflicted with ruptures / [William Turnbull].

  • Turnbull, William, active 1779-1806
Date:
1799
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Credit: A few general rules and instructions ... to be attended to by those ... who are afflicted with ruptures / [William Turnbull]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and, after the moft diligent and general inquiries throughout the kingdom, I am induced to take them, male and female, and of all ages, upon an average of one to fifteen. This calculation, although not fo afl^idive as the one made by Arnaud, is, notwithftanding, a melancholy ftate- ment of human infirmity j but ftill the fafl fhould be generally promulgated, as it elucidates the various bleflings that muft arife from your exertions, and may induce the worthy and affluent to affift in extending this charity to the moft diftant parts of the empire. I am. Gentlemen, With the greateft rcfpefb. Your faithful and devoted fervant, WILLIAM TURNBULL. London, Fen-court, Fenchurch-ftreet, ']th January, 1799. TO
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