Project Gutenberg 2012-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 132 Semmelweis, Ignác Fülöp 1818 1865 Semmelweis, Ignac Fulop Semmelweis, Ignaz Semmelweis, Ignatz Philipp Zwei offene Briefe an Dr. J. Spaeth, Professor der Geburtshilfe an der k. k. Josefs-Akademie in Wien, und an Hofrath Dr. F. W. Scanzoni, Professor der Geburtshilfe zu Würzburg Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This transcription was produced from images generously made available by Bayerische Staatsbibliothek / Bavarian State Library.) "Zwei offene Briefe an Dr. J. Spaeth, Professor der Geburtshilfe an der k. k.…" by Dr. J. Ph. Semmelweis is a medical publication written in the early to mid-19th century. The work presents Semmelweis’s arguments against the prevailing theories regarding puerperal fever (childbed fever) and highlights the importance of antiseptic practices in medical settings. The book serves as a passionate critique of the ignorance surrounding the disease and advocates for better understanding and treatment methods to prevent maternal mortality. In this correspondence, Semmelweis addresses two prominent obstetricians, Dr. J. Spaeth and Hofrath Dr. F. W. Scanzoni, directly challenging their views on puerperal fever, which he attributes to the absorption of decayed organic material. He presents evidence from his own clinical experiences in Vienna, demonstrating a significant reduction in maternal deaths through the application of rigorous hand hygiene practices among medical staff. Semmelweis argues that the failure to recognize the true cause of puerperal fever has led to countless unnecessary deaths and calls for the adoption of his life-saving methods, fervently criticizing the existing medical beliefs and practices of his contemporaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40261/40261-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 45.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. de Puerperal septicemia Antiseptics in obstetrics RG Text DE Sachbuch Category: Health & Medicine 63209 2025-09-16T10:26:48.228090 text/html 58130 2012-07-16T16:19:34 text/html 73569 2025-09-16T10:26:50.085089 application/epub+zip 71973 2025-09-16T10:26:48.634084 application/epub+zip 71972 2025-09-16T10:26:48.410075 application/epub+zip 108116 2025-09-16T10:26:51.359088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94754 2025-09-16T10:26:49.862073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94754 2022-09-18T12:25:44.833808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52588 2025-09-16T10:26:48.078079 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32263 2024-10-23T09:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51947 2012-07-16T16:19:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33836 2012-07-16T20:25:38 application/octet-stream 22589 2012-07-16T20:21:10 application/octet-stream 89825 2012-07-16T20:22:02 application/octet-stream 67316 2012-07-16T20:19:36 application/octet-stream 70879 2012-07-16T20:20:06 application/octet-stream 65724 2012-07-16T20:20:48 application/octet-stream 69178 2012-07-16T20:21:14 application/octet-stream 37479 2012-07-16T20:21:48 application/octet-stream 50545 2012-07-16T20:22:04 application/octet-stream 65709 2012-07-16T20:22:14 application/octet-stream 65289 2012-07-16T20:22:40 application/octet-stream 65916 2012-07-16T20:22:50 application/octet-stream 70436 2012-07-16T20:23:02 application/octet-stream 68915 2012-07-16T20:23:08 application/octet-stream 68981 2012-07-16T20:23:30 application/octet-stream 69095 2012-07-16T20:23:50 application/octet-stream 74016 2012-07-16T20:24:02 application/octet-stream 71487 2012-07-16T20:24:18 application/octet-stream 69645 2012-07-16T20:24:48 application/octet-stream 70888 2012-07-16T20:25:08 application/octet-stream 13497 2012-07-16T20:24:50 application/octet-stream 43612 2012-07-16T20:25:28 application/octet-stream 1271745 2012-07-16T18:54:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 38387 2025-09-16T10:26:51.504053 application/rdf+xml 10587 2025-09-16T10:26:48.489089 image/jpeg 2241 2025-09-16T10:26:48.449095 image/jpeg 18245 2012-07-16T16:20:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 58639 2012-07-16T16:20:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 64060 2025-09-16T10:26:48.237089 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 de.wikipedia