Project Gutenberg 2016-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 68 Blane, Gilbert, Sir 1749 1834 Observations on the Diseases of Seamen Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Wayne Hammond and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Observations on the Diseases of Seamen" by Sir Gilbert Blane is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work chronicles the medical history of the British naval fleet during a time of significant military engagement in the Caribbean, focusing on the health challenges faced by sailors and the diseases that affected them. Blane aims to provide insights into the conditions that lead to illness at sea and proposes preventative measures based on his observations. The opening of the text introduces Dr. Gilbert Blane, who served as a physician to the Royal Navy, detailing his commitment to improving the health of sailors as he witnessed the harsh realities of naval life. He outlines the historical context of his observations, noting the significant increase in the number of ships and the harsh living conditions experienced by the crew during their campaigns. Blane describes the methodologies employed to track the health of the fleet, including collecting disease reports from ship surgeons and the overall impact of diet, cleanliness, and environmental factors on the sailors' wellbeing as they navigated through various climates. This introduction sets the stage for a thorough examination of naval health, promising a detailed exploration of both maladies and remedies pertinent to seafaring life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sailors -- Diseases Medicine, Naval -- Early Works To 1800 RC Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General 815107 815108 2024-11-22T05:36:20.214654 2023-09-23T04:31:05.558346 text/html text/html 821990 2017-01-18T16:51:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 393750 2017-01-18T16:52:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 432930 2024-11-22T05:36:34.144589 application/epub+zip 441033 2024-11-22T05:36:22.661641 application/epub+zip 344225 2024-11-22T05:36:21.397624 application/epub+zip 681433 2024-11-22T05:36:41.393547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624990 2024-11-22T05:36:32.551532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528203 2022-09-24T04:29:51.300316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682013 682058 2024-11-22T05:36:17.715878 2023-09-23T04:31:03.027294 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 682441 2017-01-18T16:50:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 223136 2017-01-18T16:52:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19866 2024-11-22T05:36:41.546491 application/rdf+xml 25935 2024-11-22T05:36:21.583594 image/jpeg 3658 2024-11-22T05:36:21.490604 image/jpeg 394113 2024-11-22T05:36:20.272642 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia