Project Gutenberg 2022-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 140 Delafield, Edward 1794 1875 07033893 An inaugural dissertation on pulmonary consumption $aUnited States :$bJohn Forbes & co.,$c1816. Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Inaugural Dissertation on Pulmonary Consumption" by Edward Delafield is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This dissertation delves into the study and treatment of tuberculosis, a disease that was a significant cause of mortality at the time. Through meticulous observation and analysis, Delafield discusses the various forms of consumption, their symptoms, causes, and the evolving medical approaches to combat the disease, illustrating the historical context of medical knowledge and practices regarding pulmonary health. In this dissertation, Delafield categorizes consumption into different types, particularly emphasizing Phthisis Pulmonalis, and examines the causes—such as climate, occupation, and lifestyle—that predispose individuals to develop the disease. He explores the symptoms of consumption, which often manifest insidiously, leading to severe outcomes before proper diagnosis and treatment can be established. Furthermore, Delafield discusses the significance of timely intervention, highlighting the need for improved medical practices and patient awareness to effectively combat the rising mortality rates associated with this condition. The text reflects the growing recognition of pulmonary consumption as a treatable disease and the shifts in medical understanding during that period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/39002086173086.med.yale.edu/page/n1/mode/2up 20210311095733delafield 1816 us Reading ease score: 48.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Tuberculosis RC Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine 136775 2025-07-27T08:42:25.141010 text/html 112561 2024-10-19T00:02:38 text/html 285282 2025-07-27T08:42:28.981018 application/epub+zip 285378 2025-07-27T08:42:26.410060 application/epub+zip 172565 2025-07-27T08:42:25.702050 application/epub+zip 681120 2025-07-27T08:42:31.008001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667254 2025-07-27T08:42:28.483070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631315 2022-09-30T22:59:24.186913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119674 2025-07-27T08:42:24.854047 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99615 2024-10-19T00:02:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16944 2025-07-27T08:42:31.190996 application/rdf+xml 17982 2025-07-27T08:42:25.988021 image/jpeg 2756 2025-07-27T08:42:25.843038 image/jpeg 653345 2025-07-27T08:42:25.158070 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