Published June, 2013
By James Clark and Sir James Clark
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
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This 1869 biography of John Conolly (1794-1866), a pioneer in the humane treatment of the mentally ill, seeks to garner further institutional and international support for reform. Advocating the use of moral suasion and discipline over physical restraint, Conolly's work was initially controversial but eventually accepted and applauded.

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Published August, 2012
By Eva C. E. Lückes
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Eva Charlotte Ellis Luckes (1854-1919) was a pioneer of nursing training and friend of Florence Nightingale. In 1880, aged twenty-six, she became Matron of the London Hospital, a post she held until her death. Her textbook for ward sisters was first published in 1886: this is the 1893 edition.

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Published August, 2012
By Eva C. E. Lückes
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Eva Charlotte Ellis Luckes (1854-1919) was a pioneer of nursing training and friend of Florence Nightingale. In 1880, aged twenty-six, she became matron of the London Hospital, a post she held until her death. Her popular series of lectures for probationers was first published in book form in 1884.

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Published June, 2012
By Florence Nightingale
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By the late nineteenth century, it was still safer for a woman to give birth at home than in a maternity hospital. In this book, first published in 1871, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) provides a detailed statistical analysis of the problem, including her conclusions and recommendations for improvement.

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Published December, 2011
By John Davy
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Published in 1862, John Davy's book is a comprehensive statistical analysis of disease in the British army, demonstrating that 45% of deaths among British troops serving abroad were caused by illness, not conflict. The work also includes detailed descriptions of his observations made during post mortems.

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Published November, 2011
By Jean-Martin Charcot and D. M. Bourneville
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Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-93) was one of the founders of modern neurology. Detailed analysis of symptoms combined with post-mortem analyses enabled him to produce classic descriptions of different neurological disorders. These lectures, based on Charcot's work at the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, were first published in Paris in 1872-3 and 1877.

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Published November, 2011
By Jean-Martin Charcot and D. M. Bourneville
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These clinical lectures by the founder of modern neurology, Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–93), were first published between 1872 and 1877.

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Published October, 2011
By Jean-Martin Charcot and D. M. Bourneville
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Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-93) was one of the founders of modern neurology. Detailed analysis of symptoms combined with post-mortem analyses enabled him to produce classic descriptions of different neurological disorders. These lectures, based on Charcot's work at the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, were first published in Paris in 1872-3 and 1877.

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Published May, 2011
By E. G. Browne
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E. G. Browne (1862-1926), physician and scholar of Islamic culture, describes the role of Islamic physicians in transmitting classical medical knowledge through the Dark Ages. First published in 1921, this lecture series reminds us of the importance of Islamic scientists, for their own discoveries and their preservation of classical texts.

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Published February, 2011
By Robert Robertson
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Robert Robertson (1742-1829) was a Scottish doctor who served as surgeon on naval ships in the West Indies and Africa between 1768 and 1783. This volume, first published in 1792, contains Robertson's detailed descriptions of his treatments for malaria, yellow fever and dysentery, with case histories of his patients.

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