The effect of the nitrous vapour, in preventing and destroying contagion : ascertained, from a variety of trials, made chiefly by surgeons of His Majesty's Navy, in prisons, hospitals, and on board of ships : with an introduction respecting the nature of the contagion, which gives rise to the jail or hospital fever ; and the various methods formerly employed to prevent or destroy this / by James Carmichael Smyth, M.D. F.R.S. ; fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and physician extraordinary to His Majesty.

  • Smyth, James Carmichael, 1741-1821.
Date:
1799
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Credit: The effect of the nitrous vapour, in preventing and destroying contagion : ascertained, from a variety of trials, made chiefly by surgeons of His Majesty's Navy, in prisons, hospitals, and on board of ships : with an introduction respecting the nature of the contagion, which gives rise to the jail or hospital fever ; and the various methods formerly employed to prevent or destroy this / by James Carmichael Smyth, M.D. F.R.S. ; fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and physician extraordinary to His Majesty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Je ne connois pas de theorie qui puifle decider une ques- tion qui interefle la vie des hommes ; il ni a que des expe- riences faites avec foin, etmukipliees a l'infini, qui doivent fervir de loi en medicine.