Published September, 2013
By James Clark and Sir James Clark
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Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
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The eminent Scottish physician Sir James Clark (1788-1870) had several high-profile patients, including Queen Victoria, and published on the important medical matters of his day. This thorough work of 1835 on the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis was written for a general as well as medical readership.

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Published September, 2013
By James Clark
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The eminent Scottish physician Sir James Clark (1788-1870) had several high-profile patients, including Queen Victoria, and published on the important medical matters of his day. This 1820 work on the treatment of tuberculosis in southern Europe was based on Clark's own travels, during which he cared for John Keats.

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Published September, 2013
By Henry Lonsdale
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Drawing on his correspondence and information from colleagues, this 1870 biography traces the life and work of the Edinburgh anatomist Robert Knox (1791-1862). Although he was renowned for his outstanding teaching abilities, his reputation was irreversibly damaged by his association with the murderers Hare and Burke.

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Published August, 2013
By John Elliot
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The natural philosopher John Elliot (1747-87) published several significant scientific works in the 1780s. This 1789 second edition of a 1781 work is an alphabetically arranged catalogue of the principal British and continental mineral waters, their properties and uses, prefaced by a history of carbonated water's artificial production.

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Published August, 2013
By William Aiton
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When a cholera pandemic swept the world in 1832, the general public were varyingly advised to surround themselves with 'aromatic effluvia' to counteract the effect of bad air, avoid raw vegetables and drink warm water. In this treatise, ship's doctor William Aiton attempts to isolate the real causes of such infectious diseases.

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Published July, 2013
By F. Dawtry Drewitt
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Eminent scientist Frederick Dawtrey Drewitt (1848-1942) had general readers in mind when he retraced the steps that led to the growing worldwide recognition of the 'father of immunology', Edward Jenner (1749-1823). The first edition was published in 1931 and this enlarged second edition appeared in 1933.

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Published July, 2013
By Florence Nightingale
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Returning from the Crimea, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was appalled by the conditions she found in many English civilian hospitals. Her belief that high mortality rates were preventable was seen as revolutionary. This 1859 collection of pieces on hospital design and sanitary conditions greatly contributed to improved medical care.

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Published June, 2013
By James Clark and Sir James Clark
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This 1869 biography of John Conolly (1794-1866), a pioneer in the humane treatment of the mentally ill, seeks to garner further institutional and international support for reform. Advocating the use of moral suasion and discipline over physical restraint, Conolly's work was initially controversial but eventually accepted and applauded.

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Published August, 2012
By Eva C. E. Lückes
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Eva Charlotte Ellis Luckes (1854-1919) was a pioneer of nursing training and friend of Florence Nightingale. In 1880, aged twenty-six, she became matron of the London Hospital, a post she held until her death. Her popular series of lectures for probationers was first published in book form in 1884.

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Published August, 2012
By Eva C. E. Lückes
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Eva Charlotte Ellis Luckes (1854-1919) was a pioneer of nursing training and friend of Florence Nightingale. In 1880, aged twenty-six, she became Matron of the London Hospital, a post she held until her death. Her textbook for ward sisters was first published in 1886: this is the 1893 edition.

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