CONTENTS.

Page [What is it?] 1 [Its History] 1 [The London Epidemic of 1865] 3 [Geographical Distribution] 8 [Causes] 8 [Bacillus] 9 [Contagious as well as Infectious] 11 [Nature of an Epidemic] 13 [Incubation] 17 [Symptoms] 17 [Varieties] 21 [Diagnosis] 21 [Prognosis] 23 [Microscopic and Macroscopic Appearances] 24 [Prevention] 24 [Sanitary Measures by Municipal Authorities] 26 [Private Hygiene] 29 [Inoculation against Plague] 32 [Treatment] 33 [Treatment of Symptoms] 38 [Disinfection] 40 [Purification of a Room after Plague Cases] 41