Author : Epidemiological Society Of London
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 148 pages
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Release : 2017-10-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1528341651
Transactions of the Epidemiological Society of London, Vol. 14 by Epidemiological Society Of London Pdf
Excerpt from Transactions of the Epidemiological Society of London, Vol. 14: Session 1894-95 We look back upon those early days with gratitude, and with appreciation of the foresight of those who at that time saw the possibility of the acquisition of a fuller knowledge of epidemic disease. For their use they had the history of the past, a history full of interest, but in volved in much obscurity, and useful rather in giving incentive to the study Of epidemic disease than in affording material for explanation of its phenomena; for the study of existing disease in this country they had the old Bills of Mortality and some thirteen years of the better records of the registrar-general. There was ample field in the Study of the geographical distribution of disease, its altitudinal range, the character of the soil of the localities where it prevailed, the climatic conditions which appeared to foster it, and the character of the population which is most infected; there was, moreover, the important question of the means by which it was disseminated, and the Specula tion whether this was brought about by some contagium produced in the soil, or in the bodies of the sufferers, or in the animal or vegetable life with which they are surrounded. How broad a view the society has always taken of the Work before it is Shown by the admirable Objects Paper of the society, which indicates the subject matter demand ing the study of the epidemiologist. In this excellent statement we are told that the epidemiologist must include in his studies the great group of idiopathic fevers, the sanitary condition of places and dwellings, topographical medicine, the geography of epidemic and endemic diseases, the chronology of epidemics, and he must also Obtain knowledge concerning epizootics and epiphytics. It is clear, therefore, that the society, while recognising the necessity of studying the behaviour of human disease in respect to time and place, was in no way disposed to limit its studies to the human animal in seeking explanation of the circumstances in which such disease is caused. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.