Loimologia: or, An historical account of the plague in London in 1665
Subtitle: with precautionary directions against the like contagion
By: By Nath. Hodges, M. D. and Fellow of the College of Physicians, who resided in the city all that time. To which is added, An essay on the different causes of pestilential diseases, and how they become contagious: with remarks on the infection now in France, and the most probable means to prevent its spreading here. By John Quincy, M. D.
Contributors: Quincy, John, -1722; Bell, E., active 1698-1722, bookseller; Osborn, John, -1775, bookseller
Publisher: Printed for E. Bell, at the Cross Keys and Bible in Cornhill; and J. Osborn, at the Oxford -Arms in Lombard-street
Published: 1720
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Black Death; Epidemiology; Plague; Disease Outbreaks; Epidemics; Communicable diseases
Notes: Variant issue: In this setting, "Bell" in the imprint is followed by a comma. Other settings have either a colon or a semi-colon following "Bell".

'Of the different causes of pestilential diseases' has a separate dated title-page.

Folded leaf of plate contains a table showing a bill of mortality for London for 1665.

Includes bibliographical references.

Wellcome cat. of printed books, III, p. 281.

ESTC T70493.

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Med. Soc. Lond. Note: Lacks leaf of plate.