Excerpt from The Nationalisation of Health
A few allied discoveries of quite recent times have, more than anything else, given an impetus in these new and fruitful paths Of medicine. The trivial discovery by Leuwenhoek, a couple of centuries ago, of micro-organisms, underlies the now world famous antiseptic system, initiated by an Englishman, Sir Joseph Lister, which has within the last fifteen years revolutionised surgery, and given us a mastery never before imagined over the process Of disease.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0483125296
- ISBN 13 9780483125292
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages270