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... considerably below the average . It must be borne in mind , however , that probably the cases classed under phthisis by Hippocrates were not all genuine ; for it is more than likely that he included many fatal cases of bronchitis ...
... considerably below the average . It must be borne in mind , however , that probably the cases classed under phthisis by Hippocrates were not all genuine ; for it is more than likely that he included many fatal cases of bronchitis ...
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... considerable discrepancy between the heat of the day and the night . Mr. J. Ranald Martin , in his interesting papers † on the Disorders and Diseases of Tropical Climates , says that dysenteries become more frequent , severe , and ...
... considerable discrepancy between the heat of the day and the night . Mr. J. Ranald Martin , in his interesting papers † on the Disorders and Diseases of Tropical Climates , says that dysenteries become more frequent , severe , and ...
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... considerably higher than the mean : thus , 1854 , 61 ° , 65 ° , 59 ° , 60 ° ; mean , 60 ° , 59 ° , 59 ° , 57 ° . Weekly average number of Deaths from Diarrhoea at different degrees 44 THE IATRO - METEOROLOGY OF HIPPOCRATES .
... considerably higher than the mean : thus , 1854 , 61 ° , 65 ° , 59 ° , 60 ° ; mean , 60 ° , 59 ° , 59 ° , 57 ° . Weekly average number of Deaths from Diarrhoea at different degrees 44 THE IATRO - METEOROLOGY OF HIPPOCRATES .
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... considerably above the average . It will appear from the tables that the effect of the rise in temperature was not immediate , for the number of deaths did not swell considerably above the average of the winter quarter until between the ...
... considerably above the average . It will appear from the tables that the effect of the rise in temperature was not immediate , for the number of deaths did not swell considerably above the average of the winter quarter until between the ...
Page 73
... considerable portion of the noxious exhalations that would otherwise poison the neighbour- hood . The banks of the river , on the contrary , are rife with fever : the cause assigned is , that during the rainy seasons they swell to a ...
... considerable portion of the noxious exhalations that would otherwise poison the neighbour- hood . The banks of the river , on the contrary , are rife with fever : the cause assigned is , that during the rainy seasons they swell to a ...
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