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Instruction relative au choléra-morbus, et a l’emploi des moyens désinfectans ... imprimée par ordre de la mairie.

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Only edition of this very rare pamphlet published at the request of the city authorities in Grenoble to advise the public on the best ways to protect themselves against cholera at the height of the pandemic of 1831-2.

Leroy first offers a number of precautions to take, notably with regards to cleanliness, both of body and of clothing, and general regimen, before a second chapter examines various methods of disinfection, including the use of acid vapours, fumigation, and lime chloride; fumigation, he suggests, can destroy the miasmas that attach themselves to clothes. In a third chapter, Leroy gives advice on the treatment to be given to those infected with cholera, including initial diagnosis, the use of steam baths, and the offer of a camphor- and mustard-laden eau de vie, presumably to make death seem more appealing.

OCLC records one copy only, at the BnF.

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