Sketches of facts and opinions respecting the venereal disease / by William Houlston, member of the Corporation of Surgeons ; fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and of the Medical Society of London ; and surgeon to the philanthropic reform.

  • Houlston, William.
Date:
1792
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Credit: Sketches of facts and opinions respecting the venereal disease / by William Houlston, member of the Corporation of Surgeons ; fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and of the Medical Society of London ; and surgeon to the philanthropic reform. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    [ v ] ADVERTISEMENT. The following Sketches of the nature and phoenomena of the Ve- nereal Difeafe were chiefly intend- ed to fatisfy the enquires of fuch gentlemen as expreffed an inclina- tion to be made acquainted with the fubjeft. But befides the obje£l of gratifying a rational curiofity, the author is not without hopes, that it will be found in fome degree ufeful, in enabling perfons, not pro- feffionally informed, to judge of the real nature, progrefs, and tendency of venereal infeftion. For, cer- tain it is, that many dangers may