Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1003

ANTHONY FOTHERGILL (1732?-1813) Cautions to heads of families, in three essays. . .. Printed by R. Cruttwell 1790 95 pp. 20.2 cm.

Fothergill studied medicine at Edinburgh, Leiden, and Paris. He received his doctor of medicine at Edinburgh in 1763 and entered practice in Northampton where he became physician to the hospital in 1774. Although not related to John Fothergill (see No. 914 ff.), they were good friends and Anthony resided in John's London home for three years after John's death in 1781. However, London did not meet his expectations and he moved to Bath in 1784 where he practiced until 1803. He then traveled widely in North America for several years before returning to England in 1812. Fothergill wrote a number of monographs several of which were in the area of popular medicine. The present work contains three essays on metallic poisons: cyder-wine prepared in copper vessels, lead poisoning, and copper poisoning. It was Fothergill's intention to alert his readers to the dangers of these metals, how they may be detected in common household commodities, what therapies may be employed if an individual exhibits symptoms of poisoning, and what precautions should be taken to avoid the danger of poisoning.

See Related Record(s): 914

Cited references: Cushing F260; Wellcome III, p. 45

Gift of John Martin, M.D.