Could It Be the Congos?: British Military Doctors and the Diagnosis and Treatment of Yellow Fever in the Eighteenth-And Nineteenth-Century Caribbean - Paperback

by Pedro L. V. Welch (Author)

This ground-breaking work offers a
detailed exploration of the diagnosis and treatment of yellow fever by British
military doctors in the Caribbean during the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries. Focusing primarily on Barbados, the book presents a collection of
transcripts from medical reports, accompanied by extensive annotations and a comprehensive historiographical essay that contextualizes the research within
its historical framework.

Through the voices of the practitioners
themselves, the study sheds light on the medical practices of the time, allowing readers
to engage directly
with the doctors'
writings. Each chapter delves
into reports from various Caribbean territories, including Antigua, British Guiana, Dominica, Grenada,
St Kitts, St Lucia, St Vincent, Tobago,
and Trinidad, providing a rich tapestry of
insights into how yellow fever was perceived and treated across the region.