1990
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Pierre Saumande, « Traitement des maladies infectieuses et contagieuses au début du XIXe siècle en Limousin », Revue d'Histoire de la Pharmacie (documents), ID : 10.3406/pharm.1990.3058
Treatment of infectious and contagious illnesses in the beginning of the 19th century in the Limoges region. In earlier times, the two great calamities suffered by the population were famine and epidemics. How did the authorities and public health officials react against the second of these scourges ? Documents are brought to light concerning a raging epidemic in the Limoges region in the very beginning of the 19th century. Analysis of these local archives gives evidence of the ridiculous measures available at the time.