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(MEXICO--MEDICINE.) Medios de desinfeccionar el aire en las carceles, casas y hospitales donde hubiere enfermedades contagiosas. 7 manuscript pages, 8¾ x 6¼ inches, disbound, on sealed paper; minimal wear. No place, 1813
The title of this manuscript translates to "Methods for Disinfecting the Air in Prisons, Houses, and Hospitals with Contagious Diseases." Written in a period early in the Revolution when epidemics raged through the capitol, the document begins: "Diario de Mexico del viernes 2 de julio de 1813. Modo de desinfectar el aire pestilente." It explains four disinfection methods: for uninhabited places; for inhabited places; fumigations with muriatic acid; and fumigations with oxygenated muriatic acid. Mixtures were prepared using salts, clay, sulfuric acid, muriatic acid, and oxygenated muriatic acid, which were spread through fumigation, vapors, or sprays.
