Original published in 1858, this book reprinted in 1937
Collection
Barber Collection
Category
Archival
Classification
Archival
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
013008004
Description
Brown fake leather covered hardcover medical reference book; 443 pages; original book published in 1858, this book was reprinted in 1937 copy #385; inside cover with handwritten greetings.
Brown fake leather covered hardcover medical reference book; 443 pages; original book published in 1858, this book was reprinted in 1937 copy #385; inside cover with handwritten greetings.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Items belong to donor's grandfather, Dr. Herbert L. Barber, physician, in Burkes' Falls, Ontario.
Original published in 1858, this book reprinted in 1937
Material
paper: cream, brown
ink: black, silver
Inscriptions
Printed on frontispiece: "ON // CHLOROFORM // AND OTHER ANAESTHETICS: // THEIR // ACTION AND ADMINISTRATION // BY // JOHN SNOW M.D. // EDITED, // WITH A MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR, // BY // BENJAMIN W. RICHARDSON, M.D. // LONDON: // JOHN CHURCHILL, NEW BURLINGTON STREET // MDCCCLVIII"; haNDWRITTEN: "October 1937 // To Ralph M. Waters M.D. // As a sign of their appraciation of his // kindness to British anesthetists visiting // America, & of his work for anesthetists // there, this book is presented // by these representatives of that work // in England // J Bloomsfield [illeg] // A. Charles King [illeg] // R R Macintosh"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
22.8 cm
Width
14.5 cm
Depth
4.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Wikipedia
Research Facts
John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) was an English physician and a leader in the adoption of anaesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered one of the fathers of modern epidemiology, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in Soho, London, in 1854. His findings inspired fundamental changes in the water and waste systems of London, which led to similar changes in other cities, and a significant improvement in general public health around the world.