1804


Thomas Beddoes to Thomas Bradley, Editor of The Medical and Physical Journal, October 1804

Dr. Beddoes, in a letter to Dr. Bradley, says, that various interruptions prevented him in the first place from forwarding the concluding Observations on the Influenza; and that latterly he expected to be able to obtain from the Continent, some valuable intelligence as to its course; a part of its history so necessary towards judging of its contagious or non-contagious nature. He adds, that immediately on the close of the present year will be put to press an ample Report of the Proceedings at the Preventive Medical Institution. This institution would enable him immediately to give full employment to an additional medical assistant, who, besides being worthy of recommendation on account of his diligence and moral qualities, should be well acquainted with the common doctrines and practices of medicine. Dr. B. conceives, that among medical students who have gone through their elementary instructions, and are not immediately disposed to settle, there must be many, to whom the situation would be highly advantageous, especially, as to ample experience it would add opportunities of human and comparative anatomy, physiological researches, &c.

Published: The Medical and Physical Journal, 12 (November 1804), 479


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