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A Collection of Papers Intended to Promote an Institution for the Cure and Prevention of Infectious Fevers in Newcastle and Other Populous
A Collection of Papers Intended to Promote an Institution for the Cure and Prevention of Infectious Fevers in Newcastle and Other Populous Author:John Clark Title: A Collection of Papers Intended to Promote an Institution for the Cure and Prevention of Infectious Fevers in Newcastle and Other Populous Towns, by J. Clark General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1802 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos o... more »r missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: PROCEEDINGS, MONTHLY COMMITTEE, 'Dispensary, January tjtb, l8oz JT appearing to this Committee, from the records of the Dispensary, that infeitious fevers have constantly existed i:i some of the habitations of the poor, in Newcastle and Gates- head.; that, in particular districts, they have often contrafl- ed a high degree of malignity; that they have been particularly prevalent during the whole of last year; that an infectious fever still subsists in many of the habitations of the poor, visited by the medical officers; and that the funds of this charity are perfectly inadequate to cany into execution effectual measures for. eradicating the contagion, RESOLVED, THAT this Committee inquire into-the causes which produce, preserve, and propagate the contagion of fever, i Newcastle and Gateshead; that they digest a plan to eradicate the contagion, and to prevent, as far as -possible, its generation and progress in future; and that they point out the most likely means of raising a fund to carry the plan into execution. chapter{Section 4 I. AN INQUIRY INTO THE CAUSES WHICH PRODUCE, PRESERVE, AND I'ROPAGATE INFECTIOUS TEVERS, IN NEWCASTLE AND ATEtHIAD. J[ HE habitations of the poor, where fevers prevail, are low, dirty, and ill aired, being chiefly situated in narrow lanes and courts; such as those of Pandon, on the %uay, in the Castle- Garth, Long-stairs, Sandgate, and Pipetuell-gate. In some of the miserable dwellings, in these places, fev...« less