An essay, medical, philosophical, and chemical, on drunkenness, and its effects on the human body. /
Trotter, Thomas,1760-1832.
Jenner, Edward,1749-1823,dedicatee.
Finley, A.(Anthony),publisher.
Bouvier, John,1787-1851,printer.
Coale, Edward Johnson,1776-1832,bookseller.
Cushing, Joseph,1781-1852,bookseller.
Hoff, John,bookseller.
Bedford, J. R.,bookseller.
J. and J. Boyce (Firm),bookseller.
Seymour & Williams,bookseller.
Crocket & Weisiger,bookseller.
Philadelphia: : Published by Anthony Finley, south east corner of Chesnut and Fourth streets; sold also by E.J. Coale, and J. Cushing, Baltimore; John Hoff, Charleston; Seymour and Williams, Savannah; J. and J. Boyce, Richmond; J. R. Bedford, Nashville; and Crockett and Weisiger, Frankfort, (Ky.). John Bouvier, printer.,
1813.
Dedicated to Dr. Jenner.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography
National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Early American medical imprints,
Includes bibliographical references.
Thomas Trotter was a Scot. At the age of nineteen, Trotter became a surgeon's mate in the Royal Navy and eventually became chief physician to the fleet under Lord Howe. After the Revolutionary War he returned to Edinburgh and received his M.D. degree. His publications include works on scurvy and and nautical medicine. Trotter wrote his dissertation on inebriety. One of the earliest works on aloholism, Trotter defines drunkenness, describes its symptoms, discusses the effects alcohol has on the the body, lists diseases resulting from alcoholism, and considers methods of treatment.
"A. Finley, south east corner of Chesnut and Fourth streets, Philadelphia. Has constantly on hand a valuable and extensive collection of miscellaneous, classical & medical books. He has recently published ..."--Page [204].
Includes bibliographical references.
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