![An account of the diseases of India : As they appeared in the English Fleet, and in the Naval Hospital at Madras, in 1782 and 1783, with observations on ulcers, and the hospital sores of [Hardcover]](https://thebookishowl.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/71dLtt0JgFL-1.jpg)
Description
This comprehensive medical treatise by Charles Curtis offers an invaluable historical perspective on naval medicine and tropical diseases in late 18th-century India. Based on Curtis’s firsthand observations at the Naval Hospital in Madras, the work documents the various diseases that afflicted the English Fleet during 1782 and 1783.
The book provides detailed clinical descriptions of tropical ailments, their symptoms, progression, and treatments as understood during that period. Curtis pays particular attention to ulcers and hospital-acquired sores, conditions that were prevalent and often fatal in naval hospitals of the time. This work represents an important contribution to the history of medicine, naval hygiene, and the understanding of infectious diseases in tropical climates.
Valuable for medical historians, researchers, and those interested in maritime history, the text offers insights into 18th-century medical practices and the challenges faced by military personnel stationed in India.
![An account of the diseases of India : As they appeared in the English Fleet, and in the Naval Hospital at Madras, in 1782 and 1783, with observations on ulcers, and the hospital sores of [Hardcover]](https://thebookishowl.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/71dLtt0JgFL-1-600x890.jpg)
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.