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Letter to Editor
September 15, 1795
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A friend to Norfolk citizens attributes high mortality to unskilled doctors using harmful treatments like bleeding and purging, advising to call only effective physicians to save lives and boost population.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
From a correspondent.
A friend to the citizens of Norfolk begs leave to observe, that the mortality among the inhabitants, is entirely owing to doctors being applied to, who are unacquainted with the human system ; would it not be advisable to send (before they are in a dying state) only for the good doctors who lose not a single patient, and in no instance to call in those who arrest the operation of their medicines and kill the people, by bleeding and purging. By an attention to this advice, every life would be saved, and in a few years the population of our town be immense.
A friend to the citizens of Norfolk begs leave to observe, that the mortality among the inhabitants, is entirely owing to doctors being applied to, who are unacquainted with the human system ; would it not be advisable to send (before they are in a dying state) only for the good doctors who lose not a single patient, and in no instance to call in those who arrest the operation of their medicines and kill the people, by bleeding and purging. By an attention to this advice, every life would be saved, and in a few years the population of our town be immense.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Informative
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Health Medicine
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Norfolk Mortality
Unskilled Doctors
Bleeding Purging
Harmful Medicines
Population Growth
What entities or persons were involved?
A Friend To The Citizens Of Norfolk
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Friend To The Citizens Of Norfolk
Main Argument
mortality in norfolk is caused by unskilled doctors who use harmful treatments like bleeding and purging; citizens should only consult effective doctors who save all patients to prevent deaths and increase population.
Notable Details
Doctors Who Lose Not A Single Patient
Arrest The Operation Of Their Medicines And Kill The People, By Bleeding And Purging