Bücher der Reihe Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine

A comprehensive 1905 study of the bubonic plague, charting its 3000-year history, its spread across the world and its devastating effect on human populations. The book includes clinical data on the causes of the disease, its effects on the human body, its transmission, and its diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Drawing upon extensive source material, this 1951 publication details the history of the art and practice of medicine in Persia (Iran), from the earliest times to the twentieth century. Packed with medical curiosities and interesting facts, the book outlines the important part played by Persia in the history of medicine.

Eminent scientist Frederick Dawtrey Drewitt (1848-1942) had general readers in mind when he retraced the steps that led to the growing worldwide recognition of the 'father of immunology', Edward Jenner (1749-1823). The first edition was published in 1931 and this enlarged second edition appeared in 1933.

Published in 1856, this work by John Conolly (1794-1866) describes the abolition of mechanical restraints in the treatment of mentally ill patients at the Hanwell County Asylum in Middlesex, arguing for a system of non-restraint to be introduced to all asylums. It is a key text of asylum reform.