A short account of the Royal Artillery Hospital at Woolwich : with some observations on the management of artillery soldiers, respecting the preservation of health addressed to the officers of the Regiment, and dedicated to the Master-General and Board of Ordnance / by John Rollo.

  • Rollo, John, -1809.
Date:
1801
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Credit: A short account of the Royal Artillery Hospital at Woolwich : with some observations on the management of artillery soldiers, respecting the preservation of health addressed to the officers of the Regiment, and dedicated to the Master-General and Board of Ordnance / by John Rollo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    duty; but he ought not to interfere in its detail, otherwife confidence is endangered, and without confidence nothing can go on right. The mutual duties of each Vv’ili occa- fionally appear in the courfe of the defcrip- tion of the Hofpital at Woolwich and of the management of foldiers under fome of the mofi; remarkable caufes of difeafe to which they are liable to be expofed. The Officer of Artillery is peculiarly edu- cated, and very favourably for every object of health. He is inftrucled in chemiftry, by one who is affiduous, and whole experiments cannot fail to make a durable impreffion. Surely therefore, no Officer in the King’s fer- vice can be better difpofed to co-operate, as many points which the Surgeon may fuggeft, mult neceflarily fall within his own know.- ledge. With the great eft refpect and efteem, I am. Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, IVooliuicb, 'RoyalArtillery Hofpital, TOWM T? Ot T January,\W\. J WIIXX