Oeconomical and medical observations, in two parts. From the year 1758 to the year 1763, inclusive. Tending to the improvement of military hospitals, and to the cure of camp diseases, incident to soldiers. To which is subjoined, an appendix, containing a curious account of the climate and diseases in Africa, upon the great River Senegal, and farther up than the island of Senegal. In a letter from Mr. Boone. Practitioner in physic to that garrison for three years, to Dr. Brocklesby / By Richard Brocklesby, physician to the army, fellow of the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society at London.

  • Richard Brocklesby
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M.DCC.LXIV
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Credit: Oeconomical and medical observations, in two parts. From the year 1758 to the year 1763, inclusive. Tending to the improvement of military hospitals, and to the cure of camp diseases, incident to soldiers. To which is subjoined, an appendix, containing a curious account of the climate and diseases in Africa, upon the great River Senegal, and farther up than the island of Senegal. In a letter from Mr. Boone. Practitioner in physic to that garrison for three years, to Dr. Brocklesby / By Richard Brocklesby, physician to the army, fellow of the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society at London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    he began with twenty, or thirty drops added, or as many of folution of cor- rofive fublimate, made in Dr. Van Swieten’s manner, as the urethra would gradually bear, without inducing too much frefh inflammation; and of this he inje&ed a fpoonful two or three times a day, alternately with the fal- ]ad oil, after the bathing and fomenta¬ tion of the injured parts. 1 have known other Surgeons ufe 3ij. or sj. of calomel, rubbed down with a double quantity of gum arabic, and diffolved, as much as may be, in fix or feven ounces of pure water, to which four grains or more of white vitriol were fcmetimes added: And tnis made a very ufeful preparation in our mili¬ tary pharmacopoeia. It was neceffary, however, to give this general caution ; that whenever the fymptoms and pain grew worfe, in confequence of any in¬ jection ; whenever a phymbfis, para- phymofis, or chordee threatened to come on, it was immediately to be difeon- 1