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Of the 141 cases under notice, I only know of three who have died, and all of then of phthisis pulmonalis.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy | Alexander Hughes BennettIt is, perhaps, most clearly seen in such physical diseases as phthisis, to which one-seventh of all the pauperism is due.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbThey seem to have been quite expert in their knowledge of phthisis.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. Walsh
Irritation of the lungs; probably, indeed most certainly, incipient phthisis.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus AlcottI have elsewhere stated that, twenty-three years ago, I had incipient phthisis.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus Alcott
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