OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AND THE CONTAGIOUSNESS OF PUERPERAL FEVER: An Address delivered to the Trowbridge Division of the Bath and Bristol Branch of the British Medical Association

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~~~Society for Medical Improvement, of which Wendell CONTAGIOUSNESS OF PUERPERAL FEVER Holmes was a member, the stated business having been concluded somewhat early, one of the members, An Address delivered to the Trowbridge Division of the in order to fill up the time, renorted an incident that had Bath and Bristol Branch of the British Medical Association.recently occurred in the neighbourhood.A physician had By CHARLES J. CTJLLINGWORTH, M.D., F.RO.C. made a post-mortem examination of the body of a puerperal ________ ~~~~~fever patient, and had himself died in less than a week appa- rently in consequence of a wound received at the examina- SomEm three or four months ago your President, Dr. Haydon, tion.In the meantime, he had attended several women in my friend and former house-physician, expressed a wish that coinfinement, all of whom were said to have been attacked I would give an address to this Division some time during with puerperal fever.The discussion that followedthe relation his occupancy of the chair.This request I felt it impossible of this case made it clear to Holmes that "a fuller know- to decline.The end of Octobe-r ledge of the facts relating to was mentioned as a suitable the subject" was much Turningoverin my mind ~~~~~~~~~~~~M n'eeded, and he therefore felt time, and here I am.thtiwolbedngaod how I could best utilize such ie"olanwa xei an opportunity, it appeared to enehad to teach in the mat- me that here at last had come ' tr eebde h my chance to fulfil an inten-iso

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