A Handbook on Leprosy (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book A Handbook on Leprosy (Classic Reprint) written by S. P. Impey and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Handbook on Leprosy As chief and medical superintendent of the Robben Island Infirmary, which in addition to its lunatic asylums, has one of the largest leper settlements in the world, I had special opportunities of studying leprosy. In 1892 the Leprosy Repression Act was put into force in the Cape Colony, and a large number of lepers was sent to the island from the various districts of the Cape Colony, and also from some of the neighbouring States. I was struck with the fact that many patients were sent to the island as lepers who were not suffering from the disease. As all medical men have not equal opportunities of becoming practically acquainted with the different forms of leprosy, it occurred to me that if a small handbook, well illustrated with photographs of leper patients in all stages of the disease, were written and presented to the public, it would not only be of assistance to the medical men who have to deal with the cases, but would be of interest to the public generally, especially at a time when the leprosy question is engaging the attention of all classes to such a degree. It is with the humble endeavour to supply these much-felt wants that I have written this handbook. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.