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Erlangen: Ferdinand Enke, 1860 – 1864.
This is perhaps the greatest historical classic on the subject. Vol.1 appeared in 2 parts, with the first part issued in 1859 and the second part issued in 1860.
Subjects: Bioclimatology, Geography of Disease / Health Geography, PATHOLOGY
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Berlin: T. C. F. Enslin, 1865.
A collection of essays on the Black Death, the dancing mania, and the English sweat, published 1832-34 and later in a collective English edition, The epidemics of the Middle Ages, 2 pts., London, 1833-35; reprinted 1844, 1846,1859. In the first English edition the general title accompanies Part 2 only; the work entitled “The sweating sickness”, which completes the series, was not included in this edition.
Subjects: EPIDEMIOLOGY › History of Epidemiology, INFECTIOUS DISEASE › VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES › Flea-Borne Diseases › Plague (transmitted by fleas from rats to humans) › Plague, History of, MEDIEVAL MEDICINE › History of Medieval Medicine
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Berlin: August Hirschwald, 1866.
Subjects: Biogeography › History of Biogeography, EPIDEMIOLOGY › History of Epidemiology, INFECTIOUS DISEASE › Neuroinfectious Diseases › Meningitis
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Leipzig, 1877.
The first systematic history of the subject.
Subjects: OPHTHALMOLOGY › History of Ophthalmology
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London: New Sydenham Society, 1883 – 1886.
This is the best edition of Hirsch's Handbuch. Digital facsimiles of all 3 vols. from the Internet Archive at this link.
Subjects: Bioclimatology, EPIDEMIOLOGY, Geography of Disease / Health Geography, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, PARASITOLOGY
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Vienna & Leipzig: Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1884 – 1888.
This is one of the best sources of medical biography up to 1880, with useful bibliographical notes. Articles were written by many physicians, whose names were mentioned on the title page. Gurlt and Wernich assisted Hirsch in the massive editorial process. Digital facsimile of all the volumes from Google Books at this link. A revised edition, incorporating a revision of No. 6720, was completed in 1935 and reprinted, Munich, 1962. See also No.6732.
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY (Reference Works)
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Munich: Oldenbourg, 1893.
Reprinted, Hildesheim, 1966.
Subjects: COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › Germany
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