The Climate of Canada and Its Relations to Life and Health
HINGSTON, Wm. H.
From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
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AbeBooks Seller since 15 December 2006
From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 December 2006
About this Item
266 p. 23 cm. Green cloth hardcover with repaired upper spine. Brown mark on spine. Ink signature on front free endpaper. A little spotting to text block edges. Sir William Hales Hingston (1829 1907) was a Canadian physician, politician, banker, and senator. Not only was he an innovative surgeon, he was an excellent teacher, and wrote many medical articles during a career that spanned over 50 years. Active as he was medically, he still found time to serve a term as mayor of Montreal. In the Montreal smallpox epidemic of 1885, during which over 3,000 of the 157,000 inhabitants died of the disease, Dr. Hingston was chairman of the newly formed provincial board of health. Besides setting up smallpox hospitals and trying to improve the city's sanitation, he was instrumental in instituting compulsory vaccination, using a special police unit to haul less-than-enthusiastic citizens to be vaccinated. Seller Inventory # 140109
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Climate of Canada and Its Relations to ...
Publisher: Dawson Publishers, Montreal
Publication Date: 1884
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good
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