1676 SYDENHAM, Thomas (1624 – 1689)

Observationes medicae circa morborum acutorum historiamet curationem.

Sydenham recorded significant observations on dysentery, scarlet fever (p. 387), scarlatina, measles and other conditions. He stressed the clinical study of medicine and kept careful case records. Includes (pp. 272-80…

GMN 2198 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/1522

1799 AZEREDO, José Pinto de (1766 – 1810)

Ensaios sobre algumas enfermidades d'Angola....

Azeredo noted that the tropical fevers found in Brazil and Angola were very similar. He claimed to have achieved excellent results with his “new method” of treatment, which included the use of quinine, nux vomica, ars…

GMN 9070 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/11249

1801 HEBERDEN, William Jr. (1767 – 1845)

Observations on the increase and decrease of different disease, and particularly of the plague.

Heberden observed that the number of deaths from dysentery sharply decreased over the 18th century, but that deaths attributed to apoplexy increased. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

GMN 8372 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10549

1843 MACGREGOR, William Lewis (1801 – 1853)

Practical observations on the principal diseases affecting the health of the European and native soldiers in the north-western provinces of India with a supplement on dysentery.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

GMN 8807 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10985

1851 STILLMAN, Jacob David Babcock (1819 – 1888)

Observations on the medical topography and diseases (especially diarrhoea) of the Sacramento Valley, California, during the Years 1849, 1850.

Stillman was personal physician to Leland Stanford, the first governor of California, and was a partner of railroad magnate Mark Hopkins from their days on board a ship to California in 1849. Stillman was also co-foun…

GMN 12086 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14295

1870 –1888 WOODWARD, Joseph Janvier (1833 – 1884); OTIS, George Alexander (1830 – 1881); HUNTINGTON, David Low (1834 – 1899); BARNES, Joseph K. (1817 – 1883); SMART, Charles (1830 – 1881); LETTERMAN, Jonathan (1824 – 1872)

The medical and surgical history of the War of the Rebellion, 1861-65. 6 vols.

UNITED STATES. War Dept. Surgeon General

Written by Woodward, Smart, Otis, and Huntington under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General of the Army. This massive, graphically illustrated set has been called the “first comprehensive American medica…

GMN 2171 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/1174

1918 HURST, Sir Arthur Frederick (1879 – 1944)

Medical diseases of the war. Second edition

Roughly the first half of this work is on "war neuroses." The second half is on "infective and other disorders," including gas poisoning. Hurst greatly expanded the first section after experience as a neurologist in E…

GMN 8604 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10781

1928 DOBELL, Clifford (1886 – 1949)

Researches on the intestinal protozoa of monkeys and man.

Classic account of the life-cycle of Entamoeba histolytica.

GMN 5194.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/7093