Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 578

NATHANIEL HODGES (1629-1688) Loimologia; or, An historical account of the plague in London in 1665; with precautionary directions against the like contagion. Printed for E. Bell . . . and J. Osborn 1720 vi, 288 pp. 18.9 cm.

During the great plague of London in 1665, Hodges remained to tend the victims while many other physicians and laymen fled the city in fear for their lives. His descriptions of the clinical symptoms, means of prevention, and methods of treatment contained in this work are among the best records of this plague. Prepared in Latin and first published in 1672, it was translated into English by John Quincy (see No. 712 ff.) in this 1720 edition. Quincy has also added an essay on the causes of contagious diseases and how they are best cured. In addition, he includes some remarks about an epidemic in France and how it might best be prevented from spreading to England. On the flyleaf of the book is a brief handwritten account of the plague in Algiers with the date May 6, 1787.

See Related Record(s): 712

Cited references: Cushing H372 (1721 ed.); Garrison-Morton 5121 (1st ed., 1672); Osler 2978; Wellcome III, p. 281

Gift of John Martin, M.D.