An essay upon pestilential diseases, such as the putrid, malignant, and yellow fevers, and the plague; with an account of an infectious fever, or plague, which broke out and raged with great mortality on board His Majesty's Ship Surprise, in the year 1776, on the Banks of Newfoundland; ... and upon the most effectual means of destroying contagion or infection, by quick-lime, and the fumes of the sulphuric acid.

  • Rymer, James, active 1770-1833.
Date:
1805
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Credit: An essay upon pestilential diseases, such as the putrid, malignant, and yellow fevers, and the plague; with an account of an infectious fever, or plague, which broke out and raged with great mortality on board His Majesty's Ship Surprise, in the year 1776, on the Banks of Newfoundland; ... and upon the most effectual means of destroying contagion or infection, by quick-lime, and the fumes of the sulphuric acid. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    AN ESSAY UPON PESTILENTIAL DISEASES; SUCH AS THE PUTRID, MALIGNANT, AND YELLOW FEVERS', AND THE PLAGUE: WITH An Account of an Infectious Fever, or Plague, which broke out and raged with great-Mortality on board His Majesty's Ship Surprise, in the Year 1776, on the Banks of Newfoundland : Upon the Methods of Prevention and Cure : And especi- ally upon the most effectual Means of destroying Contagion, or Infection, by (luick-lime, and the Fumes of the Sulphuric Acid. Together with Dr. Cullen’s Doctrine of Contagion, and the Me4ns recommended by that celebrated Professor, for pre- venting the spreading of Infection. Including Dr, J. C. Smyth s Method of destroying Contagion by the Fumes ot the Nitrous Acid, &c.—in order to shew that the Fumes of the Vitriolic Acid are not only more powerful and more certain than the Fumes of the Nitrous Acid, for this purpose 5 but that the Fumes of burning Brimstone are the only Means of destroy- ing the Infection and Contagion of Epidemical Diseases. LIKEWISE, Occasional Remarks upon the Effects of the Fumes of Sulphur upon Insects, Animalculae, &c. with an infallible Method of destroying the Vermin which infest Apple-trees, causing the Canker, &c. By JAMES RYMER, Surgeon, R. N. — LONDON: PRINTED BY R WILKS, CHANCERY-LANE j And sold by II. D. Symonds, 20, Paternostcr-row: J. Hatchard 190, Piccadilly; J. Bell, 149, Oxford-street; and J J. Aspeune, Coniliili. 1805.