Author: Smee, A[lfred].H[utchison,Jr.].
Title: Scientific Papers and Letters
Description: Surrey, William Pile, 1901. orig. cloth. 201 pp, 24x15cm, Author's presentation slip tipped in.. Textual tables. Corners bumped & heavily rubbed. A gash to cover, Good. ¶ A collection of various papers & letters ca. 1863-1898. Contents: Artificial Production of Fibrin from Albumen; Organic Substances artificially formed from Albumen; Physical Nature of the Coagulation of the Blood; Garget; The Detection of Germs & Organic Matters in the Atmosphere; The Air we Breathe; Letter to Mr. Veitch - The Chemical Composition of Orchids; The Chemical Processes which take place in the Orchid during growth; The Chemistry of Daily Life; Causes of Death at City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest; Mortality from Diptheria in England & London; Sounds and Fog; Letter to Lord Onslow-The Future Water Supply of Surrey; Letter to Mr. Halsey- A Criticism; Case of the Proprietors of the River Wandle; Wandle Protection Bill; The Relation between Water Supply & Enteric Fever; Death Rate from Enteric Fever in Home Counties in relation to geological formation; The Value of House Cisterns; The Mortality among the Troops in South Africa.

Keywords: History of Science, Medicine, Surrey, England, Water Supply, Great Britain, Chemistry, Mortality, Epidemiology, Public Health