Loimologia

Loimologia

"Loimologia, or, an historical Account of the Plague in London in 1665, With precautionary Directions against the like Contagion" is a treatise by Dr. Nathaniel Hodges (1629–1688), originally published in London in Latin ("Loimologia, sive, Pestis nuperæ apud populum Londinensem grassantis narratio historica") in 1672; an English translation was later published in London in 1720. The treatise provides a first-hand account of the Great Plague of London; it has been described as the best medical record of the epidemic [" [http://www.med.yale.edu/library/historical/founders/klebs.html Founders and Early Benefactors: Arnold Klebs] ". Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library. Yale University. URL accessed 2006-09-07.] . While most physicians fled the city, including the renowned Sydenham, and Sir Edward Alston, president of the Royal College of Physicians, Hodges was one of the few physicians who remained in the city during 1665, to record observations and test the effectiveness of treatments against the plague

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