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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    tions, and advices, as may be of con¬ siderable advantage to the fervice in genera], and to Gentlemen, who Shall be hereafter employed, though not ac¬ quainted with all that has been known in this department, by many at pre- fent; and even this rate of know¬ ledge would be dear indeed, if ac~ O quired purely by their own experience. Ornaments of art, embellifhments of erudition, or of fcience, are purpofely omitted, to give place for more ufeful inftru&ions: And how to fave the life of a raw inexperienced recruit, or of a brave veteran, or how to obviate and remove the mold common caufes of military difeafes, is, with me, a more momentous consideration, than to aim at Setting off my own importance, by filling tiie reader’s mind with matters of mere Speculation, or to detain him with fubje&s which can come before him but very rarely. It may be, how¬ ever, expedient to mention here, that I think my Self particularly obliged to the Mates in practice, mentioned al¬ ready