Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1262

ELISHA NORTH (1771-1843) A treatise on a malignant epidemic, commonly called spotted fever. T. & J. Swords 1811 xi, 249 pp. 20 cm.

North, a Connecticut native, received his medical education by studying with local physicians and with the noted Hartford physician, Lemuel Hopkins (1750-1801). He also studied for two years at the University of Pennsylvania but did not graduate. In 1817, he established the first eye infirmary in America at New London, where he enjoyed great success in treating diseases of the eye. Besides being one of the pioneers in the study of vaccination, North was one of the first to study cerebrospinal meningitis (at that time referred to as spotted fever) when it appeared in this country in 1807. The disease had only been recognized in Geneva in 1805, and this early American medical classic was the first book to be written on the subject. In it, North details his extensive experience with the disease and gives his views and methods of treatment as well as the views of other medical authorities around the country.

Cited references: Austin 1425; Cushing N115; Garrison-Morton 4676; Osler 3507; Waller 6905

Gift of Charles R. Baker