Medicine in Great Britain from the Restoration to the Nineteenth Century, 1660-1800

Samuel J. Rogal, a retired professor of English, has published numerous scholarly books and articles on English literature and British and American Methodism. He lives in Normal, Illinois.

The sheer quantity of volumes pertaining to medicine and health published in Great Britain from 1660 to 1800 attests to George Macaulay Trevelyan's claim that the medical profession was moving out of the dark ages into the light of science. Thus this bibliography of more than 2,000 entries surveys the publication of medical tracts, treatises, narratives, guides, and references published in Great Britain during one of the most significant periods in the history of science in the Western world. Coverage is thorough and representative, identifying both the principal practitioners and theorists of the period and their areas of study and interest.The work is organized into twenty-four topical sections. Annotations provide brief information about the writer. The work also includes subject and name indexes. The volume will provide a useful reference for historians of medicine and for scholars whose research carries them into the social and scientific aspects of life in eighteenth-century Britain.

This bibliography surveys the publication of medical tracts, treatises, narratives, guides, and references published in Great Britain during one of the most significant periods in the history of science. With more than 2,000 entries, the volume provides thorough and representative coverage.

PrefaceGeneral Practice and Commentary upon MedicineAnatomy and PhysiologyMedicines, Cures, and Healing AgentsWatersSurgery, Wounds, Dissection, Embalming, Rupture, TesticlesPlague/Epidemic, Fever, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever, Small Pox, Cow Pox, Inoculation, Venereal DiseasesCold, Sore Throat, Croup, Catarrh, Whooping Cough, Asthma, Consumption, Respiration, Lungs, Scrofula, InfluenzaGout, Rheumatism, Arthritis, Goiter, Back, Bones, PalsyDistemper, Epilepsy, Apoplexy, Lock Jaw, Rabies, Swelling, Suppuration, Poison, InfectionStone, Urinary Diseases and Disorders, Liver, JaundiceStomach, Dysentery, Colic, BowelsCancer, Ulcers, TumorsNutrition and Exercise, Scurvy, Indigestion, Spirits, Diabetes, WormsHeart, Spleen, Pulse, Blood, Bleeding, Sweating, WeaknessMuscles, NervesHead, Hair, SkinEyes, EarsTeeth, Gums, SalivatingPregnancy and Childbirth, Midwifery, Infants and Children, WomenSeamen, Soldiers and Sailors, FarmersHistory, Biography, Hospitals and Institutions, Organizations, Dictionaries, Glossaries, General ReferencesMedical Conditions outside BritainProfessional ConcernsSome Contemporary Medical PeriodicalsIndex of SubjectsIndex of Names