An inquiry into the nature and causes of sickness in ships of war : showing the error of its being chiefly ascribed to maritime diet, and that it cannot be prevented by the acids so generally recommended, by what means that prevention may be most effectually attained, and with least expence to the state : to which are added, a review of Sir John Pringle's Discourse on preserving the health of mariners, with other medical disquisitions, including remarks on the new dispensatory of the London College of Physicians / by William Renwick.

  • Renwick, William, 1740?-1814.
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of sickness in ships of war : showing the error of its being chiefly ascribed to maritime diet, and that it cannot be prevented by the acids so generally recommended, by what means that prevention may be most effectually attained, and with least expence to the state : to which are added, a review of Sir John Pringle's Discourse on preserving the health of mariners, with other medical disquisitions, including remarks on the new dispensatory of the London College of Physicians / by William Renwick. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Printed for J. Evans, 1792.

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83 pages ; 21 cm (8vo)

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Contents: Mephitic vapour - Putrid water - Salted aliments - Sea-biscuit - Maritime atmosphere - Review - Conclusion - Appendix (Fevers - Syphilis - Suspended animation - Mental derangement - Terrene depravity)

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