Medical Treatment at Sea - 1836

Link to a fascinating guide for captains of ships at sea in 1836, in treating diseases of sailors.

Left click on the right hand or left hand pages to go forward or back, turning the pages.

http://archive.org/stream/seamansmedicalco00murp#page/n0/mode/2up

How interesting. Thank you for sharing it. I'm sure a lot of the former navy folks here will enjoy this. There are a ton of retire navy men here. Must be something in the water. 😃

I found that really neat to look at I find it weird how back in them days they call a sound a "Bougie". I seen treatments for IBS and urine retention but not for constipation I wonder why.

Seven mentions of enemas, not bad at all :-) Still in Paris egirlky, flying back to Florida in a week or so. :-)

I'm glad you liked it, John. I saw it and thought of you. Send me a postcard. Or better yet, drop by Louisville first and deliver it yourself. 😃

Boy! They did blood letting for Everything!

And nowadays, some people do enemas for EVERYTHING, or for no reason at all! How far we have progressed, eh?

Very good document on all the info you have. Greetings to this forum.