Project Gutenberg 2010-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 156 Monro, Donald 1727 1802 35034540 An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany Produced by Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British Military Hospitals in Germany" by Donald Monro, M.D. is a scientific publication written in the mid-18th century. This work provides a detailed examination of the various diseases that affected British soldiers during their time in Germany, specifically focusing on the years between 1761 and 1763. It discusses not only the specific illnesses encountered, such as malignant fevers and dysentery, but also offers insights into medical practices and the management of military hospitals. The opening of the text presents the author's observations from his time attending British military hospitals, highlighting the prevalent conditions that arose due to the nature of military life in wartime. Monro emphasizes the significance of environmental factors contributing to the spread of illness, such as unsanitary conditions, crowding, and the impact of weather on troop health. He outlines the symptoms and progression of various fevers and diseases, as well as treatment protocols, underscoring his commitment to improving medical care for soldiers. This section serves as both a historical account and a foundational piece of military medicine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 -- Medical care Medicine, Military Military hospitals Military hygiene RC Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare Category: Health & Medicine 581034 2025-08-13T04:00:19.572152 text/html 592582 2010-02-21T10:05:34 text/html 312944 2025-08-13T04:00:32.829085 application/epub+zip 317151 2025-08-13T04:00:24.299092 application/epub+zip 269508 2025-08-13T04:00:22.509123 application/epub+zip 706160 2025-08-13T04:00:38.934037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635326 2025-08-13T04:00:31.297110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387043 2022-09-14T11:22:57.897135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484954 2025-08-13T04:00:18.226152 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 485292 2010-02-21T10:05:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 484597 2010-02-21T10:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 484792 2010-02-21T10:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23384 2025-08-13T04:00:39.103021 application/rdf+xml 25657 2025-08-13T04:00:23.054138 image/jpeg 4632 2025-08-13T04:00:22.782100 image/jpeg 164184 2010-02-21T10:06:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 163879 2010-02-21T10:06:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 185020 2010-02-21T10:06:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 163815 2010-02-21T10:06:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 291248 2025-08-13T04:00:19.609157 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia