The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner.
- Leach, Harry.
- Date:
- 1901
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SURGICAL DISEASES. VENEREATi DISEASES. These diseases, whicli are tlie bane of the mercantile marine service, may often be prevented by directing the men (if they go astray) to wash the parts with a lotion of ^ drachm of Crimson fluid to ^ pint of water, and use an injection of the same as soon as they come on board. They include :— (1) External Clap. (2) Gonorrha?a or Clap. (3) Chafes. (4) Chancre. (5) Bubo. There are also other complaints which may follow at a later period. Swelled testicle often follows clap ; spots and ulcers on the skin, and sore-throat, often follow chancre. (1) External Clap.—This is a common disease with men who have long foreskins. It arises from uncleanliness. Dirt collects under the foreskin, an4 irritates the glans ])enis or nut.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28992349_0152.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
