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Month: March 2017

The turpentine vapour bath

extraordinary malpractice

The year is 1874, and American medics are deeply concerned about the activities of quacks and unlicensed doctors who are damaging the reputation of the profession. One particularly worrying case is reported by The Medical and Surgical Reporter:

The following account is sent us by a correspondent in Baltimore. It is needless to say that the two physicians were … Read more

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