Letters and essays on the small-pox and inoculation, the measles, the dry belly-ache, the yellow, and remitting, and intermitting fevers of the West Indies. To which are added, thoughts on the hydrocephalus internus, and observations on hydatides in the heads of cattle / By different practioners [John Quier, Thomas Fraser, John Hume, George Monro, Ambrose Dawson, Dr. Dowdeswell. Addressed (except Hume's essay) to D. Monro and editied by him].

Date:: 1778

Credit: Letters and essays on the small-pox and inoculation, the measles, the dry belly-ache, the yellow, and remitting, and intermitting fevers of the West Indies. To which are added, thoughts on the hydrocephalus internus, and observations on hydatides in the heads of cattle / By different practioners [John Quier, Thomas Fraser, John Hume, George Monro, Ambrose Dawson, Dr. Dowdeswell. Addressed (except Hume's essay) to D. Monro and editied by him]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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P. 3. An account of the v^eather from July 1767, to the end of the year 1768 ; 4. An account of the natural Small-Pox during that time; 6. Of Inoculation ; 9. The fub- ]eO:s hiofl; fit for it; 20. The diet allowed to flaves; 21. The preparative medicines and regimen ufed ; 26. The infition of variolous matter ; 30. The appearances of the w^ound, the fymptoms obferved, and the remedies ufed till the eruption; 40. The treatment af¬ ter the eruption; 49. Account of fome mor¬ bid affedlions which occurred fubfequent to Inoculation. IL Semtd letter from Mr. Quier on P- 54 P. 5'4. Obfervations on the Inoculation of pregnant women ; 57. On the ufe of cold water in the inoculated Small-Pox ; and the bad effeils of treating the natural Small-Pox in the fame manner as the inoculated; 59. On the natural Small-Pox. III. T^hird letter from Mr. Quier on p- 63 p. 65.

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