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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

An account of the scarlet fever and sore throat, or scarlatina anginosa; particularly as it appeared at Birmingham in the year 1778.

Publication Details

London: T. Cadell, 1779 CE.

Withering, best remembered for his book on the foxglove, described the epidemics of scarlet fever which occurred in England in 1771 and 1778.

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Entry Number#5079
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External URLan-account-of-the-scarlet-fever-and-sore-throat-or-scarlatina-anginosa-particularly-as-it-appeared-at-birmingham-in-the-year-1778

Geographic Context

Publication place: London