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A NOTE ON THE HISTORY OF TYPHOID FEVER IN CHILDREN

JOHN RUHRAH, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1935;49(1):191-193.

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John Abercrombie (1780-1844) was born at Aberdeen and was educated there in the public schools and at Marischal College; he went to Edinburgh for his medical training and received his degree in 1803. He first became interested in the mental side of medicine, and his inaugural dissertation was entitled "De fatuite alpina." After a year at St. George's in London, he returned to Edinburgh, where he became attached to the public dispensary and established himself in practice. In both of these fields he became familiar with the life of the poor. He had an office in the poorer part of the town and he divided the district into sections and gave them over to his students, keeping the general supervision for himself. He was a sharp observer and kept records of all cases of interest. Many of these were elaborated into papers, which for the most part appeared in the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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