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WHITE, CHARLES. A Treatise on the Management of Pregnant and Lying-in Women. 2 engraved plates (offsetting onto facing pages). xx, 353 pages. 8vo, early 20th-century buckram; contents toned. Bookplate of G. N. J. Sommer, M.D. London: Edward & Charles Dilly, 1773
first edition. "White was the first to state clearly in a text on midwifery the necessity of absolute cleanliness in the lying-in chamber, the isolation of infected patients, and adequate ventilation . . . White was also the first after Hippocrates to make any substantial contributions towards the solution of the aetiology and management of puerperal fever"--Garrison-Morton 6270.
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