On the Geographical Distribution of Tropical Diseases in Africa
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چکیده
By R. W. Felkin, M.D. Pp. 79. Edinburgh: William F. Clay. 1895. Dr. Felkin divides the vast area of Africa intoeight divisions, and adopts a system of symbols which by their shape* colour and number indicate the presence, the prevalence or mtense prevalence of the diseases common to each region. J*16 reader has therefore only to master the significance 01 the symbols, and then by looking at the important map_ which is given he can see at a glance the insalubrity or otherwise 01 any particular region.
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