Minute book
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Title
Minute book
Subject
Boston Society for Medical Improvement
Minute books
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Puerperal septicemia
Description
During the summer of 1842, the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, a scientific organization of which Holmes and many of his friends from his European sojourn were members, began to consider the question of puerperal fever. Following reports of an outbreak of cases in Salem, Walter Channing’s presentation of thirteen fatal cases in Boston in June, and news of the illness and deaths of some physicians and students, J. B. S. Jackson “asked the opinion of the Society as to the contagion of puerperal fever and the probability of physicians communicating it from one patient to another.” Holmes proceeded to research the matter through case reports and medical literature at the Boston Athenaeum and delivered his findings at this meeting of the Society.
Abstract
Note from the Minute Book of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement about the presentation of a paper on puerperal fever by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
Creator
Boston Society for Medical Improvement
Date Created
1843 February 13
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (B MS b92.2, v. 4)
Format
text
Extent
excerpt (1 page)
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
DigID0002183
Provenance
From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Files
Collection
Citation
Boston Society for Medical Improvement, “Minute book,” OnView, accessed May 9, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/6308.