Practical observations on the treatment of ulcers on the legs : considered as a branch of military surgery : to which are added some observations on varicose veins and piles / by Everard Home.

  • Home, Everard, Sir, 1756-1832.
Date:
1801
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Credit: Practical observations on the treatment of ulcers on the legs : considered as a branch of military surgery : to which are added some observations on varicose veins and piles / by Everard Home. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    are less able to support the heat of the cH- mate; and by losing their general health, are rendered more liable to have ulcers on the legs. From these remarks Dr. Young concludes, that many lives might be saved, by omitting to send any grenadier compa- nies to the West Indies. After having made these observations on the 32,d regiment, Dr. Young went upon the expedition against Martinique and the Havanna; and was surprised to find that ulcers on the leg, in another regiment, were less frequent, although the mode of life, diet, and all general circumstances were the same, and the fatigue considerably greater. This he was Jed in some measure to attribute to the circumstance of the men wearing half boots of cloth, which defended the legs from many slight accidents occasioned by- marching through uncleared paths, by kicks, or the bites of musquitoes. They also kept the legs dry; and gave a support