PART III.
MEDICAL TOPOGRAPHY.
ARTICLE III.
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.
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.
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.