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LIND, James (1716-1794). A Treatise on the Scurvy, London: A. Millar, 1757. 8° (201 x 125mm). (Light spotting at beginning and end.) Contemporary mottled calf gilt (spine and corners a little worn). Provenance: PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed 'From the Author' on an endpaper -- John Clevland (c.1707-1763, book-label) -- by descent to the present owners.
Second edition. 'Lind, founder of naval hygiene in England, wrote a classic treatise on scurvy, in which he described many important experiments he made on the disease. These experiments have been called "the first deliberately planned controlled therapeutic trial ever undertaken". Lind showed that in preserved form citrus juices could be carried for long periods on board ship, and that, if administered properly, they would prevent the disease. The application of this knowledge by naval surgeons who followed Lind led to the eventual elimination of the disease from the British Navy' (Garrison and Morton 3713, describing the first edition of 1753). Lind also fought for the establishment of hospital ships, cleanliness and ventilation in sick bays, and other measures for which he has been called the "father of nautical hygiene"'. Blake p.272.
Second edition. 'Lind, founder of naval hygiene in England, wrote a classic treatise on scurvy, in which he described many important experiments he made on the disease. These experiments have been called "the first deliberately planned controlled therapeutic trial ever undertaken". Lind showed that in preserved form citrus juices could be carried for long periods on board ship, and that, if administered properly, they would prevent the disease. The application of this knowledge by naval surgeons who followed Lind led to the eventual elimination of the disease from the British Navy' (Garrison and Morton 3713, describing the first edition of 1753). Lind also fought for the establishment of hospital ships, cleanliness and ventilation in sick bays, and other measures for which he has been called the "father of nautical hygiene"'. Blake p.272.
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