Letter to Charles Shrimpton, M. D.

Dated May 19, 1862

Page 2 of 5


than in London or
other English towns.
Those who know
the construction of
Paris dwellings know
full well the reason.
Given a Surgical
Patient admitted into
a Paris Hospital: -
there is strong ground
for believing that that
Patient labours under
Pyaemia to begin with.
As regards the
general practical
result, Patients die
more frequently in
Paris where the previous


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