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THE COMMON NATURE
OF
EPIDEMICS
AND THEIR RELATION TO CLIMATE AND CIVILIZATION.
ALSO REMARKS ON
CONTAGION AND QUARANTINE.
FROM WRITINGS AND OFFICIAL REPORTS
BY
SOUTHWOOD SMITH, M.D.,
PHYSICIAN TO THE LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL,
CONSULTING PHYSICIAN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE SKIN,