Cases of patients admitted into the hospital at Bath, under the care of the late Dr. Oliver. : With some additional cases and notes, / by R. Charleton, M.D. physician to the General Hospital. To which are added, Observations on stomach complaints, and the jaundice.

  • Charleton, Rice, 1710-1789.
Date:
M DCC LXXVI. [1776]
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Credit: Cases of patients admitted into the hospital at Bath, under the care of the late Dr. Oliver. : With some additional cases and notes, / by R. Charleton, M.D. physician to the General Hospital. To which are added, Observations on stomach complaints, and the jaundice. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INTRODUCTION. THE confideration of the miferies which numbers of poor lick creatures languifhed under, in different parts of this kingdom, from not being able to obtain the afliftance of the medicinal waters of this place, induced many perfons of humanity to think of eredling an Infirmary at Bath for the reception of fuch objedts ; in which they might be fupplied with food, phyfic, and advice, while they were ufing thefe waters for the relief of their feveral maladies. This fcheme, however, did not at firft meet with the encouragement it deferved. It lay dormant a confiderable time, till in the year 1738 it was revived and carried into execution by Mr. Allen, with that zeal and generofity which attended all his other various and extern five charities. Dodtor Oliver was among the foremoft to promote fo good a defign, and in his frequent conferences, while it was in agitation, with his A 2 friend L