Historical Bibliography Updated: April 29, 2018
The substance of the official medical reports upon the epidemic, called cholera: Which prevailed among the poor at Dantzick, between the end of May and the first part of September, 1831, as transmitted to their lordships; being an analysis of the said epidemic disease in that city--founded upon actual observation and accurate inquiry: With important and well-authenticated facts relative to the same disease, as it prevailed among the poor in other parts of the North of Europe.
Publication Details
London: S. Highley, 1832 CE.
Hamett privately published this report after it was rejected for publication by the British government. He included hospital admission tables in his book and produced perhaps the first map based on hospital reports of disease incidence. He identified clusters of hospital-certified cholera that originated in "close, low and dirty alleys or places in which the air is penned up" (p. 132). Digital facsimile from the U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #10462 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/12655 |
| External URL | the-substance-of-the-official-medical-reports-upon-the-epidemic-called-cholera-which-prevailed-among-the-poor-at-dantzick-between-the-end-of-may-and-the-first-part-of-september-1831-as-transmitted-to-their-lordships |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London