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PART III.

MEDICAL TOPOGRAPHY.

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ARTICLE III.

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ON THE

MEDICAL MEDICAL TOPOGRAPHY, STATISTICS, &c

OF

MALVERN,

AND OF THE DISTRICT AT THE BASE OF THE

MALVERN HILLS.

BY WILLIAM ADDISON, ESQ. F.L.S.

Surgeon to H.R.H the Duchess of Kent.

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Natural history of the District—1. Geographical position of the hills.—2. Geology.—3. Physiognomy of the District.—4. Waters.

Climate.—1. Temperature.—2. Atmospheric Pressure.—3. Vapour.—4. Wind.—5. Rain.

Statistics.—1. Population.—2. Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths.—3. Law of Mortality.—4. Diseases.

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INTRODUCTORY.

THE principal object of Medical Topography should be to discover the causes of diseases, by investigating all the circumstances of a locality in any manner affecting the physical or social condition of the inhabitants, with a view to point out those measures calculated to increase their comforts, remove their diseases, and prolong life.