Compulsory Notification of Enteric Fevers in India
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treatment for all enteric cases is that one is apt to treat the disease only and forget the patient, lor in medical treatment the patient always requires careful study on account of " idiosyncrasy." Again, the body has a natural tendency towards recovery, and this must always be borne in: mind less in the effort to cut short the disease this power be impaired. Putting aside the question of treatment I do not think a
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