"An Inaugural Dissertation on Pulmonary Consumption" by Edward Delafield is a scientific exploration from the 1800s that focuses on tuberculosis and its devastating impact. The dissertation breaks down tuberculosis into different categories and studies various ways of catching it, such as exposure to certain climates, jobs, and ways of living. Symptoms are carefully explored, emphasizing how they can be easily missed but lead to deadly outcomes. As a hopeful point of intervention, he emphasizes how important it highlighting better medical care and making people aware of their health to fight its devastating mortality rates. The book also shows how doctors were starting to see tuberculosis as something that could be treated, which was a big change in how they understood the disease back then.
An inaugural dissertation on pulmonary consumption
By Edward Delafield
Explore an early study of a deadly disease, revealing its hidden symptoms and the changing medical views of the time.
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About the AuthorEdward Delafield was an American physician, primarily known as an ophthalmologist, but also for his work in obstetrics and gynaecology. He was the co-founder of the New York Eye Infirmary and the first president of the American Ophthalmological Society. From 1858 until his death he was the president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. His son, Francis Delafield, also became a prominent physician.
Edward Delafield was an American physician, primarily known as an ophthalmologist, but also for his work in obstetrics and gynaecology. He was the co-founder of the New York Eye Infirmary and the first president of the American Ophthalmological Society. From 1858 until his death he was the president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. His son, Francis Delafield, also became a prominent physician.
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