The causes of the great number of deaths amongst adults and children, in putrid, scarlet fevers, and ulcerated sore throats, explained; with more successful modes of treating those alarming disorders; as practised at the St. Mary-le-bone Infirmary / By William Rowley.
- William Rowley
- Date:
- [1793]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The causes of the great number of deaths amongst adults and children, in putrid, scarlet fevers, and ulcerated sore throats, explained; with more successful modes of treating those alarming disorders; as practised at the St. Mary-le-bone Infirmary / By William Rowley. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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